# Khirwa Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/khirwa-488554/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Khirwa Khirwa is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,049 people in 436 households**, the 26th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,049people (2011) - 436households - 64.6%literacy - 1,063females per 1,000 males ## Khirwa PIN code and other codes Khirwa falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVijayraghavgarh - Census village code488554 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? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Katni (district HQ)50 km by road - Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)16 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khirwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singodi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kymore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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? About 25% of the 1,508 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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, 35 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khirwa · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **47% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****59%** **38% Television ****12%** **14% Mobile phone ****50%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **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? ■ Khirwa · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **942 Working population ****33.9%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (11%) · **■** Marginal 148 (21%) 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 Vijayraghavgarh - Deori Majhgawan2,124 people - Chari2,110 people - Bamhori2,069 people - Kanti2,057 people - Dighi2,031 people - Deosari Indore2,013 people - Gohawal2,012 people - Singhanpura1,985 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khirwa from Katni?50 km by road - What is the population of Khirwa?2,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirwa in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khirwa?64.6% (Census 2011)