Skip to main content

About Khiriya Village

Khiriya is a small village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 142 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiriya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 268.03 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 142
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiriya compares

By the 2011 count Khiriya is the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 268.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Khiriya

Khiriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khiriya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khiriya from other places

Khiriya lies about 31 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Magarpur, about 12 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 Magarpur 12 km
Nearest town Nivāri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 16 km
District headquarters Jhansi 31 km

Villages closest to Khiriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tahrauli 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 267. That makes it the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Khiriya village has 142 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiriya has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Khiriya is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiriya covers 268.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khiriya falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khiriya is Magarpur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Khiriya.

Khiriya is about 31 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiriya is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Magarpur is about 12 km away. Nivāri is about 12 km away. Tahrauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiriya Bant (under 2 km), Phool Khiriya (under 2 km) and Birsingh Pura (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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.