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About Khiri Village

Khiri is a mid sized village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 543 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 212106
Area (hectares) 205.93 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 543
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiri compares

By the 2011 count Khiri is the 192nd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 205.93 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Khiri

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

Khiri lies about 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 12 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 Khiri
Nearest railway station Jasra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 29 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 29 km

Villages closest to Khiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiri village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Khiri village has 543 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiri has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Khiri is 212106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiri covers 205.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khiri falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khiri is Jasra, about 12 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 village for Khiri.

Khiri is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiri is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 12 km away. Karchhana is about 29 km away. Allahabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaptiha (under 2 km), Bharhara (1.7 km) and Amba (2.2 km).

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

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