| Khirkiya | |
| Settlement Type: | Nagar Panchayat City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.1667°N 76.8617°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harda |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 22,737 |
| Population As Of: | 2011[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 461441 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Female 937 Male 1000 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy Rate |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 80.63% |
| Iso Code: | IN-MP |
Khirkiya is a town and a nagar panchayat in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[2] 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 pandals (the place where Durga 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.
As of the census of 2011,[1] 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.
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 Harsud sank due to flooding from Indirasagar Dam.
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.[3]