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About Khairbani Village

Khairbani is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 371 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairbani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 371
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khairbani compares

By the 2011 count Khairbani is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Khairbani

Khairbani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khairbani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khairbani from other places

Khairbani lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 1.7 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 Khairbani
Nearest railway station Murli Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 8.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Khairbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 Khairbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairbani village had a population of 694. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Khairbani village has 371 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairbani has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Khairbani is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairbani covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairbani falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khairbani is Murli Halt, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Khairbani is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 1.7 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murli (under 2 km), Bhawda Chak (under 2 km) and Pararia (under 2 km).

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

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