Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua # Chenpura Chenpura is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,822 people in 311 households, the 29th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%. - 1,822 people (2011) - 311 households - 47.2% literacy - 1,066 females per 1,000 males ## Chenpura PIN code and other codes Chenpura falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Meghnagar - Census village code 504537 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chenpura from nearby towns? - Meghnagar (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 26 km by road - Thandla (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chenpura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chenpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 5–10 km · Thandla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 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 Chenpura known for? The main crops are kapas, makka and soyabean. About 50% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chenpura Of every 100 households in Chenpura in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chenpura · ■ Meghnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 44% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 14% 35% - Television 3% 4% - Mobile phone 28% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 64% 70% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chenpura? ■ Chenpura · ■ Meghnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.2% 39.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 778 924 - Working population 49.6% 50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 41.6% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 625 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 43 (5%) · ■ Marginal 189 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Meghnagar - Rajpura 1,935 people - Sajeli Surji Mogjisath 1,916 people - Bisalpur 1,855 people - Phuledi 1,850 people - Satsera 1,780 people - Jharadabar 1,711 people - Charel 1,699 people - Demara 1,635 people All 110 villages in Meghnagar ## Quick answers - How far is Chenpura from Jhabua? 26 km by road - What is the population of Chenpura? 1,822 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chenpura in? Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chenpura? 47.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/chenpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.