# Chiriya Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/chiriya/ Village · Jhiranya, Khargone # Chiriya Chiriya is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,489 people in 1,019 households**, the 2nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%. - 6,489people (2011) - 1,019households - 42.3%literacy - 1,014females per 1,000 males ## Chiriya PIN code and other codes Chiriya falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJhiranya - Census village code477951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiriya from nearby towns? - Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)45 km by road - Jhiranya (nearest town)15 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 Chiriya? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Chiriya known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and soyabean**. About 88% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Chiriya Of every 100 households in Chiriya in 2011, 53 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chiriya · ■ Jhiranya rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **58% Toilet within the home ****4%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **95% Tap water ****6%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****16%** **37% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****14%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****79%** **64% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Chiriya? ■ Chiriya · ■ Jhiranya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%** **39.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **965 Working population ****41.7%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.4% for men and 38.3% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,067 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 591 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (6%) · **■** Marginal 884 (33%) 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 Jhiranya - Jhiranya7,416 people - Chopali5,534 people - Mundiya5,270 people - Shivna4,258 people - Borwal3,907 people [All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chiriya from Khargone?45 km by road - What is the population of Chiriya?6,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiriya in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chiriya?42.3% (Census 2011)