# Achalpur Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Achalpur

Achalpur is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 351 households**, the 22nd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,601people (2011)
- 351households
- 63.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Achalpur PIN code and other codes

Achalpur falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502248

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Achalpur from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Amarkantak (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Achalpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Achalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pushprajgad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pushparajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Achalpur known for?

About 49% of the 1,214 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Achalpur

Of every 100 households in Achalpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achalpur · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**78%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**63%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Achalpur?

■ Achalpur · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**953

Working population ****58.7%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 403 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pushparajgarh

- Lamsarai1,660 people
- Khajurwar1,659 people
- Harrai1,619 people
- Lakhaura1,609 people
- Mohadi1,576 people
- Amdari1,575 people
- Pondi1,574 people
- Sarai1,546 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Achalpur from Anuppur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Achalpur?1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achalpur in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Achalpur?63.7% (Census 2011)
