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Khaira

खैरा
Kaler mandal
Pincode 824127
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Khaira is a village in Kaler mandal, Arwal district, Bihar, with a population of 1,518 across 277 households. The village has a literacy rate of 61.4% and is located at 24.872°N, 86.207°E under postal code 824127.

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Vikash kumar patel
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LGD code
260719
Pincode
824127
Post office
Kaler
Population
1,518
Households
277
Literacy rate
61.4%
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000♂
Workers
521
Distance to district centre
60 km
Distance to mandal centre
29 km
Distance to Patna
134 km
Distance to Kolkata
337 km
Nearest railway station
Chaura BH · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Khaira · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khaira compares

By population, Khaira ranks #30 of 60 villages in Kaler mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Khaira
61.4%
Kaler mandal
58.1%
Arwal district
55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,100
+162 vs mandal average
Khaira
1,100
Kaler mandal
938
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.6 vs mandal average
Khaira
5.5
Kaler mandal
6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Khaira at a glance

Khaira is a village of 1,518 people in 277 households (Census 2011) in Kaler block, Arwal district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 60 villages in Kaler block. Literacy is 61%, 3 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,100 women per 1,000 men. It lies 60 km from the Arwal district centre, 0 km from Khaira, the nearest town, 10 km from Chaura BH railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824127, served by Kaler post office; the LGD village code is 260719. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Khaira, <1 km away. The sarpanch is Vikash kumar patel, and the village votes in Suryagarha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramanand Mandal. The population is estimated at 1,790 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khaira

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARWAL
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
21
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Injor
Total area (ha)
192
Irrigated area (ha)
150.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Khaira

LGD code
260719
Pincode
824127
Post office
Kaler
Population (Census 2011)
1,518
Population (projected 2026)
1,790
Households
277
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1100
Literacy rate
61.4%
Coordinates
24.87239°N, 86.20727°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suryagarha
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ramanand Mandal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Vikash kumar patel
Block / Mandal
Kaler
Getting there

How to reach Khaira

Mandal centre
Kaler · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Arwal · ≈ 60 km
≈ 2 h 4 min by car · 2 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,128 people
Khaira · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna134 kmcapital
  • Kolkata337 km
  • Delhi985 km
  • Hyderabad1155 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChaura BH10 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Khaira<1 km
  • CollegeGovernment Engineering College, Sheikhpura49 km
  • Police stationFaridpur Police Station55 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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