# Virpurpada Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Virpurpada

Virpurpada is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 57 households**, the 117th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 396people (2011)
- 57households
- 34.1%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Virpurpada PIN code and other codes

Virpurpada falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475224

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

## How far is Virpurpada from nearby towns?

- Dhar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dhar (nearest town)45 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 Virpurpada?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Virpurpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amjhera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Virpurpada known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, maize and wheat**. About 42% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Virpurpada

Of every 100 households in Virpurpada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Virpurpada · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**69%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Virpurpada?

■ Virpurpada · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**983

Working population ****48.0%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.7% for men and 27.7% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (43%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 98 (52%)

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 Gandhwani

- Balwari Kalan418 people
- Amghata417 people
- Golpura Pada401 people
- Borda400 people
- Chanduri382 people
- Umar Kuwakalan380 people
- Bhuriya Kund378 people
- Bijalpur378 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Virpurpada from Dhar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Virpurpada?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virpurpada in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Virpurpada?34.1% (Census 2011)