Khijri | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 22.8001°N 84.9474°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gumla |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 675 |
Population Total: | 15400 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 835227 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 06528 |
Blank2 Name: | Sex Ratio |
Blank2 Info: | 1094:1000 ♂/♀ |
Registration Plate: | JH |
Khijri is a small village in Kamdara block in Gumla District of Jharkhand, India. It is a part of the Khijri constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand. It is located south of the District headquarters at Gumla and 35 km from the state capital at Ranchi.
Khijri is surrounded by Murhu Block towards South, Karra Block towards west, Bandgaon Block towards South, Torpa Block towards west. Namkum, Ranchi, Barughutu are Chakradharpur are the nearby cities to Khijri.
Sadri language is the local language in Khijri.
There is no railway station within 10 km of Khijri. However Kurkura railway station, which is 29 km from Khijri, is a major. It is connected through village road via Salgutu - Kurkura Road and Kurkura - Tetairtoli Road.
Roads connecting minor towns are providing movement for passenger and freight traffic. There is a village road connecting Kurkura, Kurkura-Tetairtoli Road via Kulburu which meets Salgutu-Kurkura Road. Nearest State highway is Tamar-Khunti-Kolebira block road.
To cater the medical needs of patients, especially those with tuberculosis, people go to:
For making children literate the state government provides:
There is a Catholic church in the village, where villagers and nearby people come to attend mass.