# Hirapur Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Hirapur

Hirapur is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 157 households**, the 47th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 929people (2011)
- 157households
- 60.4%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Hirapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457748

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

## How far is Hirapur from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)16 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 Hirapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Hirapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lugasi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Hirapur known for?

About 42% of the 744 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Hirapur

Of every 100 households in Hirapur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirapur · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

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 Hirapur?

■ Hirapur · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**890

Working population ****46.9%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 43.9% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (84%) · **■** Other work 56 (13%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Saderi1,017 people
- Deotha1,005 people
- Mahtol991 people
- Lahdara941 people
- Macha917 people
- Paretha899 people
- Putarya819 people
- Shikarpura815 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hirapur from Chhatarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Hirapur?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirapur in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hirapur?60.4% (Census 2011)