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About Khas Village

Khas is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 475 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.47 hectares hectares.

Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 105.47 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 475
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Khas compares

By the 2011 count Khas is the 162nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 105.47 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Khas

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

Khas lies about 27 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 27 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 Khas
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 4.9 km
Nearest town Ahraura 22 km
District headquarters Chandauli 27 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 27 km

Villages closest to Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khas village had a population of 913. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Khas village has 475 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khas has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Khas covers 105.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khas falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khas is Chandauli Majhwar, about 27 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 Khas.

Khas is about 27 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khas is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 4.9 km away. Ahraura is about 22 km away. Chandauli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lehara Khas (under 2 km), Dhannipur (under 2 km) and Kaurihar (under 2 km).

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

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