# Khirwa Pondi Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Khirwa Pondi

Khirwa Pondi is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 130 households**, the 112th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 559people (2011)
- 130households
- 55.0%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Khirwa Pondi PIN code and other codes

Khirwa Pondi falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488934

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

## How far is Khirwa Pondi from nearby towns?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katni (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 Khirwa Pondi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dimarkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhimarkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Pondi known for?

About 62% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Pondi

Of every 100 households in Khirwa Pondi in 2011, 56 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirwa Pondi · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****81%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****67%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Pondi?

■ Khirwa Pondi · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**947

Working population ****36.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 183 (90%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Kudri572 people
- Kiwlari570 people
- Harduwa563 people
- Dundi560 people
- Bijauri557 people
- Bamhani550 people
- Salaiya538 people
- Dhanwahi537 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirwa Pondi from Katni?50 km by road
- What is the population of Khirwa Pondi?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirwa Pondi in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khirwa Pondi?55.0% (Census 2011)