About Khirihwa Village

Khirihwa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 206 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirihwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirihwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272131
Area (hectares)	61.78 hectares
Population	394
Male Population	206
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirihwa compares

By the 2011 count Khirihwa is the 777th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 61.78 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Khirihwa

Khirihwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khirihwa as Available within 10+ 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 Khirihwa from other places

Khirihwa lies about 50 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ramchaura, about 9.5 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 Khirihwa
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ramchaura	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	33 km
District headquarters	Basti	50 km

Villages closest to Khirihwa

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.

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Common questions about Khirihwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirihwa village had a population of 394. That makes it the 777th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Khirihwa village has 206 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirihwa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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

Khirihwa covers 61.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khirihwa is Ramchaura, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khirihwa.

Khirihwa is about 50 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirihwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 7.0 km away. Ramchaura is about 9.5 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.