Khirkiya

Khirkiya
Nagar Panchayat City
Khirkiya
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Khirkiya
Khirkiya (India)
Coordinates: 22°10′0″N 76°51′42″E / 22.16667°N 76.86167°E / 22.16667; 76.86167
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictHarda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
22,737
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
461441
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP 47
Sex ratioFemale 937
Male 1000
Literacy Rate80.63%
Websitewww.harda.nic.in

Khirkiya is a town and a nagar panchayat in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. 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.