# Bigpur Village, Chandla, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur 

# Bigpur

Bigpur is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,198 people in 219 households**, the 23rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,198people (2011)
- 219households
- 45.4%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Bigpur PIN code and other codes

Bigpur falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLaundi
- Census village code457656

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

## How far is Bigpur from nearby towns?

- Chandla (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chandla (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 Bigpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bigpur; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bachhon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Bigpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and jawar**. About 53% of the 721 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Bigpur

Of every 100 households in Bigpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bigpur · ■ Chandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bigpur?

■ Bigpur · ■ Chandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**905

Working population ****48.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 35.9% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 249 (42%)

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 Chandla

- Ludhgayan1,255 people
- Shahpur1,250 people
- Gudhaura1,241 people
- Lawraha1,210 people
- Harraee1,191 people
- Patna1,164 people
- Silpatpura1,156 people
- Simariya1,130 people

[All 87 villages in Chandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bigpur from Chhatarpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bigpur?1,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bigpur in?Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bigpur?45.4% (Census 2011)