Village · Mehgaon, Bhind
# Hira Pura

Hira Pura is a village in Mehgaon sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 284 people in 47 households, the 132nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.
- 284 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 73.6% literacy
- 732 females per 1,000 males

## Hira Pura PIN code and other codes

Hira Pura falls in Mehgaon sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Mehgaon
- Census village code 453095

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Hira Pura from nearby towns?
- Mehgaon (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Mehgaon (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Hira Pura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Hira Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mehgaon
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mehgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gwalior
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hira Pura known for?

The main crops are sarso, wheat and jawar. About 89% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Hira Pura

Of every 100 households in Hira Pura in 2011, 21 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hira Pura · ■ Mehgaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 18%
- Toilet within the home 6% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90%
- Tap water 0% 0%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 11% 22%
- Television 6% 14%
- Mobile phone 51% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 28%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Hira Pura?

■ Hira Pura · ■ Mehgaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 73.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 732 815
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 629 826
- Working population 31.0% 31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 26 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mehgaon
- Barethi Khurd 328 people
- Dani Pura 316 people
- Manikpura 313 people
- Kishanpura 294 people
- Kaman Pura 281 people
- Barethi Raj 271 people
- Lalpura 271 people
- Rampura 262 people

All 144 villages in Mehgaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Hira Pura from Bhind? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Hira Pura? 284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hira Pura in? Bhind district (Mehgaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hira Pura? 73.6% (Census 2011)

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