Village · Silwani, Raisen # Khirka Ghati Khirka Ghati is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 388 people in 92 households, the 131st largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 388 people (2011) - 92 households - 56.4% literacy - 911 females per 1,000 males ## Khirka Ghati PIN code and other codes Khirka Ghati falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Silwani - Census village code 484766 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khirka Ghati from nearby towns? - Silwani (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Raisen (district HQ) 70 km by road - Silwani (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khirka Ghati? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Khirka Ghati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bamhori - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barely - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khirka Ghati known for? The main crops are wheat, chana and soyabean. About 72% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khirka Ghati Of every 100 households in Khirka Ghati in 2011, 6 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khirka Ghati · ■ Silwani rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 58% - Toilet within the home 1% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 82% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 0% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 0% 21% - Television 0% 17% - Mobile phone 46% 36% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 38% 47% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khirka Ghati? ■ Khirka Ghati · ■ Silwani rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.4% 67.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 923 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 945 - Working population 58.0% 42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 49.7% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 215 (96%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Silwani - Deokani 395 people - Chingwada Khurd 393 people - Barrapondi 390 people - Chirchita 390 people - Gupti Hamirpur 385 people - Dabri 383 people - Kakarua 382 people - Rimjha 382 people All 249 villages in Silwani ## Quick answers - How far is Khirka Ghati from Raisen? 70 km by road - What is the population of Khirka Ghati? 388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirka Ghati in? Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khirka Ghati? 56.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/khirka-ghati/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.