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About Khobha Village

Khobha is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 118 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khobha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 49.6 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 118
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Khobha compares

By the 2011 count Khobha is the 1015th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 49.6 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Khobha

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

Khobha lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Parsa, about 31 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 Khobha
Nearest town Bānsi 23 km
Nearest railway station Parsa 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 33 km
District headquarters Basti 48 km

Villages closest to Khobha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khobha village had a population of 244. That makes it the 1015th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Khobha village has 118 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khobha has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Khobha is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khobha covers 49.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khobha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khobha is Parsa, about 31 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 Khobha.

Khobha is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khobha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 23 km away. Parsa is about 31 km away. Harraiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshrajpur (under 2 km), Khemrajpur (under 2 km) and Tera Ghat (1.9 km).

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

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