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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 123 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 123
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 163 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 37 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 Manatu 30 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 37 km
Nearest town Medininagar 41 km
District headquarters Palamu 163 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manatu 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 233. That makes it the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Khaira village has 123 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khaira falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Kajri, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 163 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 30 km away. Kajri is about 37 km away. Medininagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetar (under 2 km), Manatu (1.7 km) and Dumri (2.8 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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