Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad # Nirkhi Nirkhi is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,118 people in 257 households, the 46th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,118 people (2011) - 257 households - 77.9% literacy - 860 females per 1,000 males ## Nirkhi PIN code and other codes Nirkhi falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Seoni-Malwa - Census village code 487138 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nirkhi from nearby towns? - Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 65 km by road - Seoni Malwa (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nirkhi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nirkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shivpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seoni Malwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nirkhi known for? The main crops are soyabean and wheat. About 86% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 371 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nirkhi Of every 100 households in Nirkhi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Nirkhi · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 76% - Toilet within the home 64% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 59% - Tap water 7% 6% - Drinking water within premises 64% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 92% - Use banking services 55% 42% - Television 42% 37% - Mobile phone 50% 54% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 34% 24% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 30% 31% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nirkhi? ■ Nirkhi · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 860 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 905 - Working population 39.9% 43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 174 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 154 (35%) · ■ Household industry 13 (3%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 86 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Seoni-Malwa - Kharda 1,146 people - Pipalthon 1,135 people - Jhillai 1,132 people - Luchgaon 1,125 people - Thuaa 1,116 people - Rampura 1,096 people - Tinsiya 1,092 people - Dhekna 1,074 people All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa ## Quick answers - How far is Nirkhi from Hoshangabad? 65 km by road - What is the population of Nirkhi? 1,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nirkhi in? Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nirkhi? 77.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/nirkhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.