# Khiriya Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/khiriya-490784/ Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur # Khiriya Khiriya is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 205 households**, the 122nd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 1,050people (2011) - 205households - 55.6%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Khiriya PIN code and other codes Khiriya falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSaikheda - Census village code490784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khiriya from nearby towns? - Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)65 km by road - Gadarwara (nearest town)16 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 Khiriya? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Khiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Khiriya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 84% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Khiriya Of every 100 households in Khiriya in 2011, 13 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khiriya · ■ Gadarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **63% Toilet within the home ****5%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **73% Tap water ****3%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****0%** **32% Television ****9%** **24% Mobile phone ****18%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **44% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Khiriya? ■ Khiriya · ■ Gadarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **927 Working population ****39.0%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 42.4% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (61%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 Gadarwara - Babai Khurd1,090 people - Bareli1,081 people - Niwari1,076 people - Nargi1,063 people - Mahguwan Kalan1,040 people - Ukasghat1,035 people - Narsara1,028 people - Ajansara1,021 people [All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khiriya from Narsimhapur?65 km by road - What is the population of Khiriya?1,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khiriya in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khiriya?55.6% (Census 2011)