# Dharpura Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Dharpura

Dharpura is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 92 households**, the 98th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 407people (2011)
- 92households
- 57.5%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Dharpura PIN code and other codes

Dharpura falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code487968

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

## How far is Dharpura from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)98 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)37 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 Dharpura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dharpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dharpura known for?

About 82% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Dharpura

Of every 100 households in Dharpura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharpura · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Dharpura?

■ Dharpura · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**931

Working population ****47.9%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 46.6% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (74%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (11%)

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 Bankhedi

- Pipariya Raja447 people
- Banwari Kishor423 people
- Baharwan418 people
- Kodapdarai416 people
- Ghugawadi390 people
- Dolni379 people
- Khapa Kalan370 people
- Koskarpa370 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharpura from Hoshangabad?98 km by road
- What is the population of Dharpura?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharpura in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharpura?57.5% (Census 2011)