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About Aira Village

Aira is a large village in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,338, made up of 2,297 males and 2,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908.37 hectares hectares.

Aira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Dhaurahara
Area (hectares) 908.37 hectares
Population 4,338
Male Population 2,297
Female Population 2,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aira compares

By the 2011 count Aira is the 43rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 908.37 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Aira

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

Aira lies about 25 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Town, about 26 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 Aira
Nearest town Dhaurahra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaurahara 25 km
District headquarters Kheri 25 km
Nearest railway station Kheri Town 26 km

Villages closest to Aira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aira village had a population of 4,338. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Aira village has 2,297 males and 2,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aira has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Aira covers 908.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aira falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aira is Kheri Town, about 26 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 Aira.

Aira is about 25 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aira is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Dhaurahra is about 15 km away. Dhaurahara is about 25 km away. Kheri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulariha Taluke Aira (under 2 km), Maharia (1.6 km) and Bhatpurwa Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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