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About Khirkhiri Village

Khirkhiri is a large village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,035, made up of 1,061 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2934 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirkhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirkhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Pincode 476355
Area (hectares) 2934 hectares
Population 2,035
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirkhiri compares

By the 2011 count Khirkhiri is the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 2934 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Khirkhiri

Khirkhiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khirkhiri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirkhiri from other places

Khirkhiri lies about 46 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 46 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 Khirkhiri
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 8.5 km
District headquarters Sheopur 46 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 46 km

Villages closest to Khirkhiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karahal 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 Khirkhiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirkhiri village had a population of 2,035. That makes it the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Khirkhiri village has 1,061 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirkhiri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Khirkhiri is 476355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirkhiri covers 2934 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khirkhiri falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khirkhiri is Sheopur Kalan, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khirkhiri.

Khirkhiri is about 46 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirkhiri is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 8.5 km away. Sheopur is about 46 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai (under 2 km), Bardha Khurd (under 2 km) and Badh (under 2 km).

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

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