# Alpura Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Alpura

Alpura is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 85 households**, the 99th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 399people (2011)
- 85households
- 66.6%literacy
- 814females per 1,000 males

## Alpura PIN code and other codes

Alpura falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458307

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

## How far is Alpura from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bijawar (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 Alpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Alpura known for?

About 62% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Alpura

Of every 100 households in Alpura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alpura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

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 Alpura?

■ Alpura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**934

Working population ****27.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 57.6% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (41%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 28 (25%)

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 Bijawar

- Nagda505 people
- Harpura504 people
- Chapner482 people
- Bhartala407 people
- Khuwa399 people
- Ratanpura377 people
- Tikari372 people
- Saipura Kalan358 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alpura from Chhatarpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Alpura?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alpura in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Alpura?66.6% (Census 2011)