# Chhirwa Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/chhirwa/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Chhirwa Chhirwa is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,531 people in 507 households**, the 13th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,531people (2011) - 507households - 62.5%literacy - 979females per 1,000 males ## Chhirwa PIN code and other codes Chhirwa falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhirwa from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)45 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)14 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 Chhirwa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chhirwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ajangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Chhirwa known for? About 41% of the 2,423 hectares of village land is sown, and 530 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 Chhirwa Of every 100 households in Chhirwa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chhirwa · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **77% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****29%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****11%** **20% Mobile phone ****25%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****64%** **50% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Chhirwa? ■ Chhirwa · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **936 Working population ****42.6%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 52.9% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 364 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (6%) · **■** Marginal 231 (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 Bhikangaon - Piprad2,699 people - Goradiya Jagir2,663 people - Saikhedi2,662 people - Kherda2,610 people - Bitnera2,454 people - Banjhar2,405 people - Sangvi2,375 people - Devla2,256 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chhirwa from Khargone?45 km by road - What is the population of Chhirwa?2,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhirwa in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chhirwa?62.5% (Census 2011)