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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,148, made up of 992 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.29 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 299.29 hectares
Population 2,148
Male Population 992
Female Population 1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 21st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 299.29 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 171 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bhulanpur, about 2.6 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 Khaira
Nearest railway station Bhulanpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 25 km
District headquarters Basti 171 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 2,148. That makes it the 21st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Khaira village has 992 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Khaira covers 299.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Bhulanpur, about 2.6 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 for Khaira.

Khaira is about 171 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Bhulanpur is about 2.6 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.4 km away. Bhanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kate Khaira (under 2 km), Panari (under 2 km) and Parhari (under 2 km).

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

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