# Khiriya Gum Village, Ashoknagar, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ashoknagar, Ashoknagar 

# Khiriya Gum

Khiriya Gum is a village in Ashoknagar sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 19 households**, the 167th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 114people (2011)
- 19households
- 79.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Khiriya Gum PIN code and other codes

Khiriya Gum falls in Ashoknagar sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshoknagar
- Census village code500341

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khiriya Gum from nearby towns?

- Ashoknagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khiriya Gum?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Khiriya Gum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khiriya Gum known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and masoor**. About 82% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khiriya Gum

Of every 100 households in Khiriya Gum in 2011, 58 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Khiriya Gum · ■ Ashoknagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khiriya Gum?

■ Khiriya Gum · ■ Ashoknagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**907

Working population ****50.9%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.7% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 24 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ashoknagar

- Singwasa163 people
- Umariya Mafi154 people
- Trimbakpur124 people
- Nanakpur Muhal118 people
- Manakpur112 people
- Sagar112 people
- Pawargarh102 people
- Rusalla Khurd101 people

[All 187 villages in Ashoknagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiriya Gum from Ashoknagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Khiriya Gum?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiriya Gum in?Ashoknagar district (Ashoknagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khiriya Gum?79.6% (Census 2011)