# Chandrapura Village, Mehgaon, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mehgaon, Bhind 

# Chandrapura

Chandrapura is a village in Mehgaon sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 41 households**, the 137th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 245people (2011)
- 41households
- 75.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Chandrapura PIN code and other codes

Chandrapura falls in Mehgaon sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMehgaon
- Census village code453173

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

## How far is Chandrapura from nearby towns?

- Mehgaon (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ)38 km by road
- Mehgaon (nearest town)5 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 Chandrapura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abhayan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Chandrapura known for?

About 85% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Chandrapura

Of every 100 households in Chandrapura in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandrapura · ■ Mehgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**18%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****59%**

**22%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Chandrapura?

■ Chandrapura · ■ Mehgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**815

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**826

Working population ****31.0%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (13%) · **■** Other work 7 (9%) · **■** Marginal 9 (12%)

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 Mehgaon

- Kaman Pura281 people
- Barethi Raj271 people
- Lalpura271 people
- Rampura262 people
- Juge Ka Pura222 people
- Surajpura178 people
- Piproli165 people
- Devari87 people

[All 144 villages in Mehgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mehgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandrapura from Bhind?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chandrapura?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrapura in?Bhind district (Mehgaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrapura?75.6% (Census 2011)