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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,124 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 369.2 hectares
Population 2,173
Male Population 1,124
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 369.2 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanchangaria, Karandi, Karea and Kasipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,173. That makes it the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Khaira village has 1,124 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 369.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khaira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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