# Khirwa Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Khirwa

Khirwa is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 365 households**, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,894people (2011)
- 365households
- 57.3%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Khirwa PIN code and other codes

Khirwa falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457782

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

## How far is Khirwa from nearby towns?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Maharajpur (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 Khirwa?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Khirwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maharajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Khirwa known for?

About 81% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 512 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 Khirwa

Of every 100 households in Khirwa in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirwa · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

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 Khirwa?

■ Khirwa · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**891

Working population ****48.6%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 43.1% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 476 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (16%) · **■** Marginal 143 (16%)

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 Maharajpur

- Mankari2,543 people
- Mau2,347 people
- Baidar2,344 people
- Singpur2,072 people
- Khiri1,857 people
- Nuna1,807 people
- Budrakh1,776 people
- Sela1,699 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirwa from Chhatarpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Khirwa?1,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirwa in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khirwa?57.3% (Census 2011)