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About Khania Village

Khania is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 943 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khania village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276301
Area (hectares) 1051.98 hectares
Population 1,893
Male Population 943
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Khania compares

By the 2011 count Khania is the 89th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 1051.98 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Khania

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

Khania lies about 161 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Garhi Manikpur, 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 Khania
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 13 km
Nearest town Lālganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Garhi Manikpur 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 161 km

Villages closest to Khania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khania village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 89th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Khania village has 943 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khania has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Khania is 276301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khania covers 1051.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khania falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khania is Garhi Manikpur, about 22 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 Khania.

Khania is about 161 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khania is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Lālganj is about 13 km away. Garhi Manikpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki Khaira (under 2 km), Khaniara (under 2 km) and Kharat (under 2 km).

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

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