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About Khiriya Village

Khiriya is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 257 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.33 hectares hectares.

Khiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiriya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 37.33 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 257
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiriya compares

By the 2011 count Khiriya is the 190th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 37.33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Khiriya

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

Khiriya lies about 20 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Barhaj Bazar, about 5.0 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 Khiriya
Nearest railway station Barhaj Bazar 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 6.1 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 17 km
District headquarters Deoria 20 km

Villages closest to Khiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiriya village had a population of 546. That makes it the 190th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Khiriya village has 257 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiriya has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Khiriya covers 37.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khiriya falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khiriya is Barhaj Bazar, about 5.0 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 village for Khiriya.

Khiriya is about 20 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiriya is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Barhaj Bazar is about 5.0 km away. Barhaj is about 6.1 km away. Rūdarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiria (under 2 km), Pipara Kot (under 2 km) and Phulwaria Bhaiya (under 2 km).

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

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