Village · Tamia, Chhindwara # Khuniya Khuniya is a village in Tamia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 445 people in 98 households, the 99th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 445 people (2011) - 98 households - 72.4% literacy - 960 females per 1,000 males ## Khuniya PIN code and other codes Khuniya falls in Tamia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Tamia - Census village code 493690 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khuniya from nearby towns? - Tamia (sub-district HQ) 64 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 122 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khuniya? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Khuniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jamuniya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khuniya known for? About 57% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khuniya Of every 100 households in Khuniya in 2011, 68 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khuniya · ■ Tamia rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 69% - Toilet within the home 13% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 91% - Tap water 18% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 76% 74% - Television 11% 11% - Mobile phone 4% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 52% 56% - Own their home 100% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khuniya? ■ Khuniya · ■ Tamia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 58.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1027 986 - Working population 51.2% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.7% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 103 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 120 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tamia - Lakda 469 people - Bhaismunda 467 people - Jamuniya 467 people - Harasdiwari 462 people - Pathai 443 people - Khutti Alias Kua 442 people - Manakwada 435 people - Bamhori Kalan 424 people All 191 villages in Tamia ## Quick answers - How far is Khuniya from Chhindwara? 122 km by road - What is the population of Khuniya? 445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khuniya in? Chhindwara district (Tamia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khuniya? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/tamia/khuniya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.