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Khaira

Simri mandal
Pincode 802135
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEVANTI DEVI
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LGD code
247795
Pincode
802135
Post office
Simari
Population
2,835
Households
429
Literacy rate
52.2%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
687
Distance to district centre
86 km
Distance to mandal centre
75 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 #23 of 156 villages in Simri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.2%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Khaira
52.2%
Simri mandal
57.0%
Buxar district
58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+45 vs mandal average
Khaira
954
Simri mandal
909
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Khaira
6.6
Simri mandal
6.8

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

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Khaira at a glance

Khaira is a village of 2,835 people in 429 households (Census 2011) in Simri block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 156 villages in Simri block. Literacy is 52%, 5 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 86 km from the Buxar district centre, 0 km from Khaira, the nearest town, 10 km from Chaura BH railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802135, served by Simari post office; the LGD village code is 247795. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Khaira, <1 km away. The sarpanch is DEVANTI DEVI, and the village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 3,342 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dullahpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khaira · this village2,83552%
Khaira · Nagra5,80757%0 km N
Khaira · Khaira9,58158%0 km N
Khaira · Sasaram0 km N
Khaira · Bhagwanpur20557%0 km N
Khaira · Bhabua1,24761%0 km N
Khaira · Dumaria88548%0 km N

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Key facts — Khaira

LGD code
247795
Pincode
802135
Post office
Simari
Population (Census 2011)
2,835
Population (projected 2026)
3,342
Households
429
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
52.2%
Coordinates
24.87239°N, 86.20727°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEVANTI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Simri
Getting there

How to reach Khaira

Mandal centre
Simri · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 35 min by car · 3 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Buxar · ≈ 86 km
≈ 2 h 56 min by car · 3 h 29 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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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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