Khirkiya

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Khirkiya
Nagar Panchayat City
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Khirkiya
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Khirkiya
Khirkiya (India)
Coordinates: 22°10′0″N76°51′42″E / 22.16667°N 76.86167°E / 22.16667; 76.86167
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Harda
Population
 (2011 [1] )
  Total
22,737
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
461441
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Vehicle registration MP 47
Sex ratio Female 937
Male 1000 [1]
Literacy Rate80.63% [1]
Website www.harda.nic.in

Khirkiya is a town and a nagar panchayat in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. [2] Khirkiya grain market is one of the biggest grain markets in madhya pradesh and also has record production and selling of grains. Navratri festival of Khirkiya is very famous in all over the country, so many beautiful pandals (the place where Durga statues are placed) are created by samiti (community). In more than a dozen places, Durga statues are established. Even people from different cities come to celebrate the festival.

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Demographics

As of the census of 2011, [1] Khirkiya is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Khirkiya Nagar Panchayat has a population of 22,737 of which 11,740 are males while 10,997 are female. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3,039 which is 13.37% of total population of Khirkiya (NP). In Khirkiya Nagar Panchayat, female sex ratio is of 937 against the state average of 931. Moreover, child sex ratio in Khirkiya is around 994 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918.

The literacy rate of Khirkiya is 85.37% higher than the state average of 69.32%. In Khirkiya, male literacy is around 91.76% while female literacy rate is 78.50%. It has a total of over 4,472 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Religion in Harda
ReligionPercent
Hindus
85.50%
Muslims
10.70%
Jains
2.41%
Others†
1.10%
Christians
.20%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (1%), Buddhists (<0.1%).

Tourism

History

Khirkiya was formed by the fusion of two villages, Khirkiya and Chipabad, in 1987. Khirkiya also known as Gateway of Nimar because nimad region starts from this town. Indra sagar back water is only 10 kilometers away from town. Khirkiya became major town when Harsud sank due to flooding from Indirasagar Dam.

Transport

Rail

Khirkiya has a broad gauge railway connectivity on the Itarsi - Khandwa line and falls in the West Central Railway Zone under Bhopal Division of railways. [3]

Road

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Khirkiya Population Census 2011 - 2018". Census 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. "Khirkiya Mandi Bhav - खिरकिया मंडी भाव - mkisan". 21 June 2020.
  3. "Khirkiya Railway Station Map/Atlas WCR/West Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.