# Goriya Kheda Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh 

# Goriya Kheda

Goriya Kheda is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 157 households**, the 67th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 841people (2011)
- 157households
- 50.8%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Goriya Kheda PIN code and other codes

Goriya Kheda falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJirapur
- Census village code478796

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Goriya Kheda from nearby towns?

- Jirapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town)17 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 Goriya Kheda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Goriya Kheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jirapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Goriya Kheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and groundnut**. About 63% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Goriya Kheda

Of every 100 households in Goriya Kheda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goriya Kheda · ■ Jirapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**23%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Goriya Kheda?

■ Goriya Kheda · ■ Jirapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**923

Working population ****62.8%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 35.9% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 308 (58%)

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 Jirapur

- Dupadiya852 people
- Jethli851 people
- Bateriya847 people
- Khokria845 people
- Baori Kheda831 people
- Barkhedi Umat802 people
- Barman Khedi801 people
- Surajpura799 people

[All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Goriya Kheda from Rajgarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Goriya Kheda?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goriya Kheda in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Goriya Kheda?50.8% (Census 2011)