Khirkiya

Khirkiya is a town and a nagar panchayat in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. 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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Place details

Locality: Khirkiya
Region: Madhya Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 22,737
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.name: Khirkiya
Settlement.settlement_type: Nagar Panchayat City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Harda
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 22,737
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30

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Elevation: 247
Dialing code: 7571

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postal code: 461441

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==Demographics== As of the census of 2011, 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. The population of children aged 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, the child sex ratio in Khirkiya is around 994 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918.