# Mednipura Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Mednipura

Mednipura is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 169 households**, the 61st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 778people (2011)
- 169households
- 56.6%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Mednipura PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458270

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

## How far is Mednipura from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)7 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 Mednipura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mednipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Mednipura known for?

The main crops are **chana, tuar and pea**. About 35% of the 733 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Mednipura

Of every 100 households in Mednipura in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mednipura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mednipura?

■ Mednipura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**934

Working population ****45.9%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 41.8% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (23%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 119 (33%)

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

- Auriya839 people
- Kanti836 people
- Punguwa819 people
- Rajpura794 people
- Bhaiskhar764 people
- Ganjasikari758 people
- Deori757 people
- Bankigirauli729 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mednipura from Chhatarpur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Mednipura?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mednipura in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mednipura?56.6% (Census 2011)