# Khirwa Village, Murwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Khirwa

Khirwa is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 163 households**, the 60th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 940people (2011)
- 163households
- 67.6%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Khirwa PIN code and other codes

Khirwa falls in Murwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488174

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

## How far is Khirwa from nearby towns?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)10 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nkg Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 50% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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

Of every 100 households in Khirwa in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirwa · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**69%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**55%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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?

■ Khirwa · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**972

Working population ****51.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 57.2% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (25%) · **■** Other work 167 (35%) · **■** Marginal 25 (5%)

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 Murwara

- Pondi Padariya1,035 people
- Takhala1,010 people
- Karhiya972 people
- Pipariya967 people
- Khamtara923 people
- Chhahri913 people
- Khohari894 people
- Chanehata880 people

[All 123 villages in Murwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/murwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirwa from Katni?10 km by road
- What is the population of Khirwa?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirwa in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khirwa?67.6% (Census 2011)