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About Khirwa Village

Khirwa is a large village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,990, made up of 2,083 males and 1,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1352.19 hectares hectares.

Khirwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 1352.19 hectares
Population 3,990
Male Population 2,083
Female Population 1,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khirwa compares

By the 2011 count Khirwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1352.19 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Khirwa

Khirwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khirwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khirwa from other places

Khirwa lies about 6.0 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Churki, about 3.8 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 Khirwa
Nearest railway station Churki 3.8 km
District headquarters Singrauli 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 27 km

Villages closest to Khirwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirwa village had a population of 3,990. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Khirwa village has 2,083 males and 1,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirwa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Khirwa covers 1352.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khirwa falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khirwa is Churki, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khirwa.

Khirwa is about 6.0 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirwa is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Churki is about 3.8 km away. Singrauli is about 6.0 km away. Chitrangi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duari (under 2 km), Piparkhad (1.6 km) and Chatari (2.8 km).

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

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