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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,301, made up of 673 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,301
Male Population 673
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 24th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within village. 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 28 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 21 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 Pathargama 14 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 21 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 28 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 1,301. That makes it the 24th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Khaira village has 673 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Ekchari, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 28 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 14 km away. Ekchari is about 21 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpur (under 2 km), Jamjori (under 2 km) and Chau Chak (3.0 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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