Khetia Explained

Khetia
Native Name:Khetiya
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:21.6733°N 74.5869°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Barwani
Government Type:Municipal-Council
Governing Body:Nagar Panchayat Parishad
Leader Party:BJP
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Shri Dashrath Nikum
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:60,007
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:HindiAhirani
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:451881
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-7286
Iso Code:IN-MP

Khetia is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipal council) in the Barwani district in the Indian central western state of Madhya Pradesh.The town share its border with the state of Maharashtra and connectivity for the state of Gujarat.

Demographics

In the 1990 census of India,[1] Khetia had a population of 14,265. Males constituted 52% and females 48%. Khetia had an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75% and female literacy was 58%. 15% of the population was below age six.

As of the 2011 Census of India[2] the population was 15,744, with 8,148 (51.7%) male and 7.596 (48.2%) female; the average literacy rate was 70.1%, with male literacy at 75.6% and female literacy at 64.3%. 12.9% of the population was below age six.[2]

Education

There are public and private schools in town with Govt. schools as well.

● Govt. Boys HHS School
● Govt. Girls HHS School
● Guruvar Ravindra Nath Taigor School
● Saraswati Shishu Mandir
● Gurukul Public English Medium School
● St. A.Mary English Medium School

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=536545