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About Khirhni Village

Khirhni is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 607 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.05 hectares hectares.

Khirhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirhni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 545.05 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 607
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khirhni compares

By the 2011 count Khirhni is the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 545.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khirhni

Khirhni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khirhni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirhni from other places

Khirhni lies about 29 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 5.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khirhni
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 15 km
District headquarters Katni 29 km
Nearest town Murwāra 29 km

Villages closest to Khirhni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khirhni

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirhni village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Khirhni village has 607 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirhni has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Khirhni covers 545.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khirhni falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khirhni is Pipariya Kalan, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khirhni.

Khirhni is about 29 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirhni is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 5.5 km away. Barhi is about 15 km away. Katni is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipariya Kalan (1.9 km), Bahirghata (2.8 km) and Paraswara Kalan (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khirhni today is likely to be higher.

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