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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 254 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 246.49 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 254
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 33rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 246.49 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 5.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khaira
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 5.9 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 30 km
District headquarters Chatra 30 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 540. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Khaira village has 254 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 246.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Katkamsandi, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 30 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Katkamsandi is about 5.9 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 25 km away. Mayur Hand is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhardag (11 km), Chontha (12 km) and Amjhar (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khaira today is likely to be higher.

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