Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Khirwa Khirwa is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 807 people in 171 households, the 84th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 807 people (2011) - 171 households - 68.2% literacy - 926 females per 1,000 males ## Khirwa PIN code and other codes Khirwa falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Vijayraghavgarh - Census village code 488524 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khirwa from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Katni (district HQ) 54 km by road - Barhi (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khirwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Khirwa; 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 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 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 - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - 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 Khirwa known for? About 73% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khirwa Of every 100 households in Khirwa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khirwa · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 47% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 4% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 39% 38% - Television 9% 14% - Mobile phone 38% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 41% 39% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khirwa? ■ Khirwa · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 69.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 895 942 - Working population 25.7% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 59.3% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 186 (90%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (5%) · ■ Marginal 8 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vijayraghavgarh - Barhata 859 people - Goindra 854 people - Majhgawan 849 people - Ghunsur 829 people - Barhati 800 people - Barua 796 people - Ghughari 781 people - Sangwara 759 people All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh ## Quick answers - How far is Khirwa from Katni? 54 km by road - What is the population of Khirwa? 807 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirwa in? Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khirwa? 68.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/khirwa-488524/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.