Village · Khategaon, Dewas
# Golpura

Golpura is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 519 people in 112 households, the 116th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.
- 519 people (2011)
- 112 households
- 70.1% literacy
- 894 females per 1,000 males

## Golpura PIN code and other codes

Golpura falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Khategaon
- Census village code 474296

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Golpura from nearby towns?
- Khategaon (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ) 120 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Golpura?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dewas
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Golpura known for?

The main crops are soyabean, makka and wheat. About 78% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Golpura

Of every 100 households in Golpura in 2011, 57 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golpura · ■ Khategaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 84%
- Toilet within the home 2% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 76%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 15% 42%
- Television 3% 29%
- Mobile phone 14% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 63% 34%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Golpura?

■ Golpura · ■ Khategaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 65.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 894 923
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 774 903
- Working population 41.6% 56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 109 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (18%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 58 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khategaon
- Barwaikheda 541 people
- Olamba 540 people
- Rehti 529 people
- Bangarda 525 people
- Karondbuzurg 516 people
- Nibora 514 people
- Kungasa 511 people
- Bijapur 503 people

All 168 villages in Khategaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Golpura from Dewas? 120 km by road
- What is the population of Golpura? 519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golpura in? Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Golpura? 70.1% (Census 2011)

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