Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Amarpur Amarpur is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 237 people in 55 households, the 275th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 237 people (2011) - 55 households - 47.6% literacy - 1,079 females per 1,000 males ## Amarpur PIN code and other codes Amarpur falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Menhadwani - Census village code 491832 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amarpur from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 61 km by road - Dindori (district HQ) 68 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town) 61 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amarpur? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Vutda - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chavi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amarpur known for? The main crops are kodu and dhan. About 100% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amarpur Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amarpur · ■ Shahpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 4% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 80% - Television 4% 4% - Mobile phone 4% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 67% 75% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amarpur? ■ Amarpur · ■ Shahpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.6% 59.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1079 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1182 967 - Working population 62.9% 57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 32.0% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 64 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 80 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura - Chandpura Ryt. 261 people - Marwari Ryt. 259 people - Ghangharitola Ryt 250 people - Karaundi Ryt. 245 people - Ghangharitola Mal 221 people - Jhagarhata Dugariya 215 people - Khudari 215 people - Sangrampur Ryt. 215 people All 316 villages in Shahpura ## Other places named Amarpur - Amarpur · Sub-district, Banka · 226,687 people - Amarpur · Sub-district, South Tripura · 56,572 people - Amarpur · Town, Banka · 25,336 people - Amarpur · Town, South Tripura · 10,838 people - Amarpur · Village, Barauni, Begusarai · 8,276 people - Amarpur · Village, Bihpur, Bhagalpur · 7,733 people ## Quick answers - How far is Amarpur from Dindori? 68 km by road - What is the population of Amarpur? 237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amarpur in? Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amarpur? 47.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/amarpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.