# Dhurpon Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Dhurpon

Dhurpon is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,777 people in 391 households**, the 20th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,777people (2011)
- 391households
- 88.2%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Dhurpon PIN code and other codes

Dhurpon falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487293

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

## How far is Dhurpon from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)7 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 Dhurpon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurpon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Newyad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Dhurpon known for?

About 43% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Dhurpon

Of every 100 households in Dhurpon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhurpon · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**64%

Tap water ****37%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**90%

Use banking services ****87%**

**44%

Television ****90%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**28%

Own their home ****55%**

**91%

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 Dhurpon?

■ Dhurpon · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**946

Working population ****28.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 80.9% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 333 (66%) · **■** Marginal 94 (19%)

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 Itarsi

- Pahanbarri2,012 people
- Sonasawari1,951 people
- Nagpur Kalan1,867 people
- Chandon1,822 people
- Nayagaon1,631 people
- Taku1,631 people
- Gurra1,573 people
- Bichhua1,542 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhurpon from Hoshangabad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurpon?1,777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurpon in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurpon?88.2% (Census 2011)