# Khirwa Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) (3)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Khirwa

Khirwa is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 142 households**, the 96th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 699people (2011)
- 142households
- 68.2%literacy
- 991females 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 code488568

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)6 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)46 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)6 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kemor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kymore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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?

About 74% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirwa · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****68.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****53.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 55.4% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 139 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 193 (51%)

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

- Padrehi736 people
- Karreha734 people
- Manghata706 people
- Salaiya705 people
- Deosari691 people
- Koniya674 people
- Baktha646 people
- Looli635 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirwa from Katni?46 km by road
- What is the population of Khirwa?699 (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)