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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,861, made up of 1,459 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.11 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 323.11 hectares
Population 2,861
Male Population 1,459
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 88th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 323.11 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 10+ 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 27 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Rauzagaon, about 19 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 Khaira
Nearest railway station Rauzagaon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 22 km
District headquarters Gonda 27 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 2,861. That makes it the 88th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Khaira village has 1,459 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Khaira covers 323.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Rauzagaon, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Khaira.

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

Khaira is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Rauzagaon is about 19 km away. Colonelganj is about 22 km away. Gonda 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 Allipur Khande Ray (under 2 km), Gajsinghpur (1.6 km) and Banua (1.9 km).

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

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