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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 188 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 818149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 818149
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 188
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 168th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 39 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 11 km
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 22 km
Nearest town Madhupur 31 km
District headquarters Deoghar 39 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarath 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 362. That makes it the 168th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Khaira village has 188 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 818149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Dhanpatdih, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 39 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 11 km away. Dhanpatdih is about 22 km away. Madhupur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jamua (under 2 km), Chak Jamuabahal (under 2 km) and Jamua (under 2 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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