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About Khiriya Village

Khiriya is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 474 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.54 hectares hectares.

Khiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 240.54 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 474
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiriya compares

By the 2011 count Khiriya is the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 240.54 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Khiriya

Khiriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khiriya as Available within 10+ 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 Khiriya from other places

Khiriya lies about 26 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Makronia, 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 Khiriya
Tehsil headquarters Banda 14 km
Nearest railway station Makronia 22 km
District headquarters Sagar 26 km

Villages closest to Khiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiriya village had a population of 946. That makes it the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Khiriya village has 474 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiriya has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Khiriya covers 240.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khiriya falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khiriya is Makronia, 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 <5 km distance for Khiriya.

Khiriya is about 26 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiriya is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 14 km away. Makronia is about 22 km away. Sagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiriajagman (under 2 km), Bhusa Kamalpur (1.6 km) and Kotra (2.0 km).

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

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