# Khirkighat Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Khirkighat

Khirkighat is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 123 households**, the 98th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 520people (2011)
- 123households
- 47.3%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Khirkighat PIN code and other codes

Khirkighat falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494024

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

## How far is Khirkighat from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)85 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)50 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 Khirkighat?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khirkighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harrai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Khirkighat known for?

About 4% of the 951 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Khirkighat

Of every 100 households in Khirkighat in 2011, 27 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khirkighat · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****52%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**65%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Khirkighat?

■ Khirkighat · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**954

Working population ****56.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 43.2% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (81%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Harrai

- Sundesondi542 people
- Champakheda533 people
- Teliya524 people
- Kokan Pipariya522 people
- Surli520 people
- Deori518 people
- Chikhla508 people
- Badsaliya502 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirkighat from Chhindwara?85 km by road
- What is the population of Khirkighat?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirkighat in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khirkighat?47.3% (Census 2011)