Khijri

For the village in Haryana, see Khizri.

Khijri
Village
Khijri Location in Jharkhand, India Khijri Khijri (India)
Coordinates: 22.800109°N 84.9474203°E / 22.800109; 84.9474203
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,400
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	06528
Vehicle registration	JH
Sex Ratio	1094:1000 ♂/♀

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.

Physiography

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.

Demographics

Sadri language is the local language in Khijri.

Transport

Rail

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.

Roadways

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.

Healthcare

To cater the medical needs of patients, especially those with tuberculosis, people go to:

• Govt. Hospital Namkum
• Ramkrishna Sanatorium

Schools and colleges

For making children literate the state government provides:

• Government Upgraded Middle School,

Place for worship

There is a Catholic church in the village, where villagers and nearby people come to attend mass.