# Khirkuwa Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Khirkuwa

Khirkuwa is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 117 households**, the 69th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 486people (2011)
- 117households
- 53.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Khirkuwa PIN code and other codes

Khirkuwa falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458136

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

## How far is Khirkuwa from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bada Malhera (nearest town)6 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 Khirkuwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khirkuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Khirkuwa known for?

About 42% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Khirkuwa

Of every 100 households in Khirkuwa in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khirkuwa · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**35%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Khirkuwa?

■ Khirkuwa · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**915

Working population ****50.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 215 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (9%)

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 Bada Malhera

- Dongarpura513 people
- Sijwaha504 people
- Barkhera500 people
- Bankpura489 people
- Ghurawali472 people
- Silaro445 people
- Bikrampura439 people
- Khatola431 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirkuwa from Chhatarpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Khirkuwa?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirkuwa in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khirkuwa?53.3% (Census 2011)