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About Khekhara Village

Khekhara is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 315 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.09 hectares hectares.

Khekhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khekhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 105.09 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 315
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khekhara compares

By the 2011 count Khekhara is the 322nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 105.09 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Khekhara

The census records public bus service for Khekhara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khekhara from other places

Khekhara lies about 10 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 7.7 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 Khekhara
Nearest railway station Khairahi 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 10 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 10 km

Villages closest to Khekhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khekhara village had a population of 606. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Khekhara village has 315 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khekhara has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Khekhara covers 105.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khekhara falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khekhara is Khairahi, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khekhara.

Khekhara is about 10 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khekhara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 7.7 km away. Robertsganj is about 10 km away. Sonbhadra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendu (under 2 km), Tendua (under 2 km) and Tenduahi (under 2 km).

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

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