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About Khaire Village

Khaire is a small village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 144 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.44 hectares hectares.

Khaire Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaire village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 386.44 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 144
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaire compares

By the 2011 count Khaire is the 190th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 386.44 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Khaire

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

Khaire lies about 69 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Boisar, about under 2 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 Khaire
Nearest town Khaira under 2 km
Nearest railway station Boisar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palghar 10 km
District headquarters Thane 69 km

Villages closest to Khaire

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaire village had a population of 306. That makes it the 190th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Khaire village has 144 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaire has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Khaire covers 386.44 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.

Khaire falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khaire is Boisar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Khaire.

Khaire is about 69 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaire is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Khaira is about under 2 km away. Boisar is about under 2 km away. Palghar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Boisar (under 2 km) and Dandi (under 2 km).

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

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