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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,970, made up of 1,541 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231306, 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 Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231306
Area (hectares) 130.15 hectares
Population 2,970
Male Population 1,541
Female Population 1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 38th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 130.15 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

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 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 24 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Dagmagpur, about 8.1 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 Khaira
Nearest railway station Dagmagpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 9.6 km
Nearest town Chunār 9.6 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 24 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 2,970. That makes it the 38th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Khaira village has 1,541 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 231306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 130.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khaira falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Dagmagpur, about 8.1 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 24 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Dagmagpur is about 8.1 km away. Chunar is about 9.6 km away. Chunār is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataduhi Khaira (under 2 km), Semara Mu Khaira (under 2 km) and Tilanga Sani (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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