# Amarpura Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Amarpura

Amarpura is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 218 households**, the 37th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 218households
- 43.2%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Amarpura PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458332

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

## How far is Amarpura from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)15 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 Amarpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Amarpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 54% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Amarpura

Of every 100 households in Amarpura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amarpura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amarpura?

■ Amarpura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**934

Working population ****36.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 29.5% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (21%) · **■** Household industry 34 (7%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%)

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

- Patan1,386 people
- Mahuajhala1,384 people
- Dewra1,331 people
- Hatawaha1,299 people
- Jashguwan Khurd1,216 people
- Kharyani1,203 people
- Gulat1,165 people
- Raipura1,152 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Amarpura from Chhatarpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Amarpura?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpura in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpura?43.2% (Census 2011)