# Khiriya Village, Gulabganj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gulabganj, Vidisha 

# Khiriya

Khiriya is a village in Gulabganj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 46 households**, the 68th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 202people (2011)
- 46households
- 80.6%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Khiriya PIN code and other codes

Khiriya falls in Gulabganj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGyaraspur
- Census village code481779

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?

- Gulabganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)28 km by road
- Vidisha (nearest town)28 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?

2 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gulabganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Khiriya known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 94% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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, 74 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Khiriya · ■ Gulabganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**19%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**44%

Television ****43%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Gulabganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**927

Working population ****30.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 71.1% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (48%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Gulabganj

- Dhanora Chaubisa254 people
- Patwari Khedi254 people
- Rampur Chak Patni248 people
- Uttamakhedi216 people
- Patni171 people
- Chitrayan156 people
- Harjakhedi148 people
- Mundari130 people

[All 76 villages in Gulabganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/gulabganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiriya from Vidisha?28 km by road
- What is the population of Khiriya?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiriya in?Vidisha district (Gulabganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khiriya?80.6% (Census 2011)