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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a small village in Kusmi tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 134 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.6 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Kusmi
Area (hectares) 326.6 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 134
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 86th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 326.6 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

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 116 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 7.6 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
Nearest railway station Maihar 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusmi 23 km
District headquarters Sidhi 116 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusmi 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 261. That makes it the 86th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Khaira village has 134 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Khaira covers 326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khaira falls under Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Maihar, about 7.6 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 116 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district. Maihar is about 7.6 km away. Kusmi is about 23 km away. Sidhi is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karail (4.8 km), Sonhari (5.6 km) and Khamgarh (7.0 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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