# Khirkhiri Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/khirkhiri/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Khirkhiri Khirkhiri is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,037 people in 232 households**, the 65th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,037people (2011) - 232households - 74.8%literacy - 845females per 1,000 males ## Khirkhiri PIN code and other codes Khirkhiri falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494272 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khirkhiri from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)39 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)4 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 Khirkhiri? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Khirkhiri; 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 · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Churai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Khirkhiri known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and jawar**. About 88% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Khirkhiri Of every 100 households in Khirkhiri in 2011, 73 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khirkhiri · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **70% Toilet within the home ****14%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****78%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****74%** **36% Television ****22%** **20% Mobile phone ****36%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Khirkhiri? ■ Khirkhiri · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **941 Working population ****59.3%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 284 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 112 (18%) 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 Chaurai - Barelipar Mal.1,057 people - Lohara1,048 people - Nilkanthi Khurd1,039 people - Ramgarh1,039 people - Dilawar Mohgaon1,033 people - Amajhiri1,024 people - Hivara Kalan1,016 people - Mohgaon Kalan983 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khirkhiri from Chhindwara?39 km by road - What is the population of Khirkhiri?1,037 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirkhiri in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khirkhiri?74.8% (Census 2011)