# Hirapur Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Hirapur

Hirapur is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 171 households**, the 56th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 859people (2011)
- 171households
- 62.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Hirapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458329

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

## How far is Hirapur from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)25 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 Hirapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Hirapur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 83% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Hirapur

Of every 100 households in Hirapur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirapur · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Hirapur?

■ Hirapur · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**934

Working population ****46.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 111 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (71%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%)

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

- Patra950 people
- Bilgay928 people
- Nandgaon Khurd901 people
- Nayagaon869 people
- Auriya839 people
- Kanti836 people
- Punguwa819 people
- Rajpura794 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hirapur from Chhatarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Hirapur?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirapur in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hirapur?62.9% (Census 2011)