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About Khairi Village

Khairi is a small village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 229 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Pincode 441802
Area (hectares) 306.58 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 229
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 306.58 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 964.

Getting to Khairi

Khairi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairi 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 - 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 33 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arjuni, 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 Khairi
Nearest railway station Arjuni 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 22 km
Nearest town Pawni 28 km
District headquarters Bhandara 33 km

Villages closest to Khairi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakoli 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 442. That makes it the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Khairi village has 229 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Khairi is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairi covers 306.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khairi falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Arjuni, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khairi is about 33 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 Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Arjuni is about 22 km away. Sakoli is about 22 km away. Pawni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon (7.7 km), Salebardi (9.5 km) and Yetgaon (9.7 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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