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About Khairav Village

Khairav is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 996 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776.43 hectares hectares.

Khairav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 776.43 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 996
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairav compares

By the 2011 count Khairav is the 43rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 776.43 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Khairav

Khairav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairav as Available within village. 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 Khairav from other places

Khairav lies about 31 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 53 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 Khairav
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 10 km
District headquarters Buldana 31 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Khairav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairav village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Khairav village has 996 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairav has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Khairav covers 776.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairav falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khairav is Khamgaon, about 53 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khairav.

Khairav is about 31 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairav is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 10 km away. Buldana is about 31 km away. Khamgaon is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambashi (2.9 km), Mungasari (3.0 km) and Gangalgaon (3.2 km).

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

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