# Dhigpura Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Dhigpura

Dhigpura is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 317 households**, the 15th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,682people (2011)
- 317households
- 48.1%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Dhigpura PIN code and other codes

Dhigpura falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457777

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

## How far is Dhigpura from nearby towns?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Maharajpur (nearest town)6 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 Dhigpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhigpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Dhigpura known for?

About 62% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Dhigpura

Of every 100 households in Dhigpura in 2011, 69 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhigpura · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhigpura?

■ Dhigpura · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**891

Working population ****44.5%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 39.8% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 242 (32%)

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 Maharajpur

- Nuna1,807 people
- Budrakh1,776 people
- Sela1,699 people
- Dilniya1,693 people
- Gaurari1,607 people
- Mukharra1,583 people
- Padwaha1,540 people
- Bikora1,536 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhigpura from Chhatarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dhigpura?1,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhigpura in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhigpura?48.1% (Census 2011)