# Maragpur Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior 

# Maragpur

Maragpur is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **475220**. The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 124 households**, the 51st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 731people (2011)
- 124households
- 79.4%literacy
- 475220PIN code

## Maragpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maragpur is 475220.** Maragpur falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.

- PIN code475220
- Community development blockBhitarwar
- Census village code454250

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

## How far is Maragpur from nearby towns?

- Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ)88 km by road
- Bhitarwar (nearest town)13 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 Maragpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maragpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kariyawati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dabra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Maragpur known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 73% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Maragpur

Of every 100 households in Maragpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maragpur · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**28%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maragpur?

■ Maragpur · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**884

Working population ****51.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 69.4% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 314 (83%)

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 Bhitarwar

- Bhangarh766 people
- Chhirata763 people
- Sonta Khiriya750 people
- Adampur737 people
- Machhariya706 people
- Khor688 people
- Sukhna Khirya678 people
- Musahari668 people

[All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maragpur?475220
- How far is Maragpur from Gwalior?88 km by road
- What is the population of Maragpur?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maragpur in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maragpur?79.4% (Census 2011)