Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Tejpura Tejpura is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 358 people in 80 households, the 156th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 358 people (2011) - 80 households - 34.2% literacy - 1,046 females per 1,000 males ## Tejpura PIN code and other codes Tejpura falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504242 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tejpura from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 70 km by road - Petlawad (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tejpura? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tejpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karwad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tejpura known for? The main crops are soyabean, makka and cotton. About 66% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tejpura Of every 100 households in Tejpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tejpura · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 79% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 16% 59% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 5% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 88% 54% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tejpura? ■ Tejpura · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.2% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 951 - Working population 51.1% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.1% for men and 24.6% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (46%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 16 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Bhurighati 371 people - Boriya 370 people - Hawarunda 370 people - Petlawad 360 people - Nawapada 351 people - Ruparel Jamli 346 people - Deogarh 341 people - Rupapada 339 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Tejpura from Jhabua? 70 km by road - What is the population of Tejpura? 358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tejpura in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tejpura? 34.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/tejpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.