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About Khaira Village

Khaira is one of the larger villages in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,995, made up of 3,254 males and 2,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1661.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281401
Area (hectares) 1661.02 hectares
Population 5,995
Male Population 3,254
Female Population 2,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 14th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 1661.02 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 856.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaira 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 5 - 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 32 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Chata, about 6.5 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 Chata 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 7.4 km
Nearest town Chhāta 7.4 km
District headquarters Mathura 32 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhata 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 5,995. That makes it the 14th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Khaira village has 3,254 males and 2,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 281401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 1661.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Chata, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khaira.

Khaira is about 32 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Chata is about 6.5 km away. Chhata is about 7.4 km away. Chhāta is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairal 3 3 4 Biswa Bangar (under 2 km), Khairal 3 3 4 Biswa Khadar (under 2 km) and Khairal 7 1 2 Biswa Bangar (under 2 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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