Village · Jhiranya, Khargone # Nihali Nihali is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,179 people in 190 households, the 78th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%. - 1,179 people (2011) - 190 households - 24.6% literacy - 1,058 females per 1,000 males ## Nihali PIN code and other codes Nihali falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jhiranya - Census village code 477933 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nihali from nearby towns? - Jhiranya (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Khargone (district HQ) 76 km by road - Jhiranya (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nihali? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Nihali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhiranya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khargone - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khargone - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nihali known for? The main crops are cotton, jawar and soyabean. About 78% of the 573 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nihali Of every 100 households in Nihali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nihali · ■ Jhiranya rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 58% - Toilet within the home 5% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 95% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 0% 37% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 4% 19% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 68% 64% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nihali? ■ Nihali · ■ Jhiranya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 24.6% 39.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1147 965 - Working population 49.6% 47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 29.5% for men and 19.9% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 578 (99%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jhiranya - Karanya 1,201 people - Pichhodiya 1,191 people - Baykheda 1,189 people - Piparkhed 1,183 people - Kamodwaada 1,130 people - Udaipur 1,119 people - Kusumbya 1,075 people - Pakhalya 1,070 people All 131 villages in Jhiranya ## Quick answers - How far is Nihali from Khargone? 76 km by road - What is the population of Nihali? 1,179 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nihali in? Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nihali? 24.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/nihali/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.