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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 667 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.66 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 183.66 hectares
Population 1,329
Male Population 667
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 66th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 183.66 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within <5 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 61 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Gondwali, about 35 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 Sihawal 24 km
Nearest railway station Gondwali 35 km
Nearest town Singrauli 42 km
District headquarters Sidhi 61 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihawal 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 1,329. That makes it the 66th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Khaira village has 667 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Khaira covers 183.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Gondwali, about 35 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 61 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 Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 24 km away. Gondwali is about 35 km away. Singrauli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathpuriya (2.5 km), Naudhiya (3.2 km) and Bijaypur (4.7 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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