# Kamalpur Village, Shadhora, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shadhora, Ashoknagar 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Shadhora sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **384 people in 90 households**, the 66th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 384people (2011)
- 90households
- 55.9%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

Kamalpur falls in Shadhora sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshoknagar
- Census village code500581

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

## How far is Kamalpur from nearby towns?

- Shadhora (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)22 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 Kamalpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kamalpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and makka**. About 90% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Shadhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Shadhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**929

Working population ****38.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 48.1% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 105 (72%)

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 Shadhora

- Aurangaber Khedi441 people
- Nagau Khedi420 people
- Madagan419 people
- Khiriya Tel413 people
- Kachhi Bamora375 people
- Panuwa373 people
- Kherai367 people
- Khejra Nai351 people

[All 108 villages in Shadhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/shadhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamalpur from Ashoknagar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur?384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Ashoknagar district (Shadhora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?55.9% (Census 2011)