Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Kishanpur Kishanpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,179 people in 212 households, the 17th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,179 people (2011) - 212 households - 61.2% literacy - 883 females per 1,000 males ## Kishanpur PIN code and other codes Kishanpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 487632 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kishanpur from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 62 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kishanpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kishanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kishanpur known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 93% of the 530 hectares of village land is sown, and 474 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kishanpur Of every 100 households in Kishanpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kishanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 61% - Toilet within the home 27% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 73% - Tap water 0% 17% - Drinking water within premises 22% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 93% - Use banking services 28% 51% - Television 43% 28% - Mobile phone 59% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 32% 20% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 24% 30% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kishanpur? ■ Kishanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 883 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 904 - Working population 55.7% 40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 47.6% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 242 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (7%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 357 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Barangi 1,367 people - Banskhapa 1,317 people - Bamori Khurd 1,295 people - Chanderi 1,290 people - Kalmesara 1,163 people - Nagtara 1,151 people - Galacha 1,129 people - Patharai 1,110 people All 167 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Kishanpur from Hoshangabad? 62 km by road - What is the population of Kishanpur? 1,179 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishanpur in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kishanpur? 61.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/kishanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.