# Tatam Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/tatam/ Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur # Tatam Tatam is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,494 people in 1,010 households**, the 2nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 5,494people (2011) - 1,010households - 58.5%literacy - 884females per 1,000 males ## Tatam PIN code and other codes Tatam falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNowgong - Census village code457787 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tatam from nearby towns? - Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Maharajpur (nearest town)15 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 Tatam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Tatam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Tatam known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 45% of the 2,157 hectares of village land is sown, and 551 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 Tatam Of every 100 households in Tatam in 2011, 68 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tatam · ■ Maharajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **55% Toilet within the home ****10%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****50%** **47% Television ****20%** **20% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Tatam? ■ Tatam · ■ Maharajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **891 Working population ****40.4%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 944 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (23%) · **■** Household industry 76 (3%) · **■** Other work 450 (20%) · **■** Marginal 234 (11%) 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 - Kurraha7,422 people - Ujara3,524 people - Urdmau3,067 people - Mankari2,543 people - Mau2,347 people [All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tatam from Chhatarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Tatam?5,494 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tatam in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tatam?58.5% (Census 2011)