# Khirala Village, Pandhana, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/khirala/ Village · Pandhana, Khandwa # Khirala Khirala is a village in Pandhana sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,371 people in 1,183 households**, the 2nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 6,371people (2011) - 1,183households - 62.4%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Khirala PIN code and other codes Khirala falls in Pandhana sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPandhana - Census village code506156 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khirala from nearby towns? - Pandhana (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ)29 km by road - Pandhana (nearest town)23 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 Khirala? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Khirala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhorgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Khirala known for? The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 44% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Khirala Of every 100 households in Khirala in 2011, 80 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khirala · ■ Pandhana rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **67% Toilet within the home ****19%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **89% Tap water ****13%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **94% Use banking services ****23%** **47% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****58%** **53% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Khirala? ■ Khirala · ■ Pandhana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **62.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **926 Working population ****40.9%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 796 (31%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 516 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,058 (41%) 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 Pandhana - Borgaon Buzurg12,520 people - Arud6,322 people - Nankheda4,531 people - Piplod Khurd4,143 people - Deewal3,680 people [All 86 villages in Pandhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khirala from Khandwa?29 km by road - What is the population of Khirala?6,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirala in?Khandwa district (Pandhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khirala?62.4% (Census 2011)