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: | Hindi • Ahirani |
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.
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]
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