# Gajapur Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Gajapur

Gajapur is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 259 households**, the 28th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,419people (2011)
- 259households
- 74.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Gajapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487332

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

## How far is Gajapur from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)20 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 Gajapur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Gajapur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 54% of the 917 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 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 Gajapur

Of every 100 households in Gajapur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gajapur · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

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

**36%

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

**64%

Tap water ****10%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gajapur?

■ Gajapur · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**946

Working population ****34.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 252 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (42%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Bichhua1,542 people
- Morpani1,502 people
- Saheli1,470 people
- Kasda Khurd1,424 people
- Chhitapura1,400 people
- Jujharpur1,394 people
- Maroda1,393 people
- Jhunkar1,276 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajapur from Hoshangabad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gajapur?1,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajapur in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajapur?74.9% (Census 2011)