# Chandrapura Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Chandrapura

Chandrapura is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,579 people in 255 households**, the 41st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,579people (2011)
- 255households
- 69.6%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Chandrapura PIN code and other codes

Chandrapura falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457433

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

## How far is Chandrapura from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town)50 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 Chandrapura?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gourihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Chandrapura known for?

About 77% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Chandrapura

Of every 100 households in Chandrapura in 2011, 23 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandrapura · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**42%

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 Chandrapura?

■ Chandrapura · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**896

Working population ****41.4%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 56.7% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 151 (23%)

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 Gaurihar

- Kasar1,667 people
- Nehara1,657 people
- Mahoi Khurd1,619 people
- Ghoor1,597 people
- Jarahata Kalan1,469 people
- Ghatahari1,457 people
- Ajitpur1,437 people
- Singhpur1,435 people

[All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandrapura from Chhatarpur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Chandrapura?1,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrapura in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrapura?69.6% (Census 2011)