# Birajpura Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Birajpura

Birajpura is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 90 households**, the 172nd largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 448people (2011)
- 90households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Birajpura PIN code and other codes

Birajpura falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494514

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

## How far is Birajpura from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)71 km by road
- Damua (nearest town)5 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 Birajpura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Birajpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damuwa Nandan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Damua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Birajpura known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and wheat**. About 33% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Birajpura

Of every 100 households in Birajpura in 2011, 85 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birajpura · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****51%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Birajpura?

■ Birajpura · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**950

Working population ****33.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 49.7% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 81 (54%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 56 (37%)

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 Jamai

- Dhannor458 people
- Khadwadi455 people
- Ghutti453 people
- Chandniya Kusumpatha451 people
- Suwa Am444 people
- Tekapar437 people
- Garadei435 people
- Sarai433 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birajpura from Chhindwara?71 km by road
- What is the population of Birajpura?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birajpura in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Birajpura?54.6% (Census 2011)