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About Khairi Village

Khairi is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 314 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.7 hectares hectares.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 399.7 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 314
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 64th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 399.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Khairi

Khairi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khairi 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 Khairi from other places

Khairi lies about 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 14 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 Khairi
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 10 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 14 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 25 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Khairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairi village had a population of 625. That makes it the 64th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Khairi village has 314 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 990 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 993.

Khairi covers 399.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khairi falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Wadegaon, about 14 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 Khairi.

Khairi is about 44 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairi is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 10 km away. Wadegaon is about 14 km away. Bramhapuri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichal (under 2 km), Manegaon (under 2 km) and Borgaon (under 2 km).

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

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