# Dhirajpur Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Dhirajpur

Dhirajpur is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **682 people in 107 households**, the 58th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 682people (2011)
- 107households
- 55.9%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Dhirajpur PIN code and other codes

Dhirajpur falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457744

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

## How far is Dhirajpur from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)12 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 Dhirajpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhirajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Dhirajpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 54% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Dhirajpur

Of every 100 households in Dhirajpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhirajpur · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**53%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

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 Dhirajpur?

■ Dhirajpur · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**890

Working population ****56.6%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 68 (18%)

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 Nowgong

- Kaimaha702 people
- Mahed693 people
- Neguwan686 people
- Bodi683 people
- Dharampura657 people
- Thathewara648 people
- Paptuwa647 people
- Chhati Pahadi646 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhirajpur from Chhatarpur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Dhirajpur?682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhirajpur in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhirajpur?55.9% (Census 2011)