Khirkiya is a town and a

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in Harda district in the

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. 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

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s (the place where

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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.

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. 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.

Tourism

*Gupteshwar shiv temple is just 8 kilometers away from the town. *Indra sagar backwater and sunset point is only 15 kilometers away from the town. *Bewar's cave is shiv temple inside cave opens only in shivaratri also nearer to the town. *Shri sai Dham temple of sai baba also in the town. *Vithhal temple of kudawa also known as second pandharpur is just 5 kilometers away from the city. *Jageshwer shiv temple of sangwa mal is also famous spot, its history is hundred years old just 5 kilometers away from the city. *Gomukh temple of city has kunds (water tank) of narmda river.

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

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sank due to flooding from

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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.

Road

*Khirkiya is well connected with khandwa and harda by Hoshangabad khandwa state highway. *Khirkiya auliya state highway also connects Khirkiya town to chhipawad.

References

External links

Khirkiya Mandi Bhav
Cities and towns in Harda district Harda {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub