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About Khiharan Village

Khiharan is a large village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,214, made up of 1,617 males and 1,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiharan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Pincode 224127
Area (hectares) 199.79 hectares
Population 3,214
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiharan compares

By the 2011 count Khiharan is the 34th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 199.79 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Khiharan

Khiharan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khiharan as Available within village. 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 Khiharan from other places

Khiharan lies about 17 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 9.1 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 Khiharan
Nearest railway station Sohawal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 14 km
District headquarters Faizabad 17 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 17 km

Villages closest to Khiharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiharan village had a population of 3,214. That makes it the 34th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Khiharan village has 1,617 males and 1,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiharan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Khiharan is 224127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiharan covers 199.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khiharan falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khiharan is Sohawal, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khiharan.

Khiharan is about 17 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiharan is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about 9.1 km away. Milkipur is about 14 km away. Faizabad 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 Deoriya (under 2 km), Rajaupur (under 2 km) and Sari (2.8 km).

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

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