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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 54 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 282.55 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 54
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 115th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 282.55 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within <5 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 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 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 10 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 119. That makes it the 115th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Khaira village has 54 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 282.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khaira falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Rishikesh, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 10 km away. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaind (under 2 km), Kulajamin (under 2 km) and Nand (1.6 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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