# Aurangpura Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Aurangpura

Aurangpura is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,354 people in 223 households**, the 52nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 1,354people (2011)
- 223households
- 63.3%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Aurangpura PIN code and other codes

Aurangpura falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477472

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

## How far is Aurangpura from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town)18 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 Aurangpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajangaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Aurangpura known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 67% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Aurangpura

Of every 100 households in Aurangpura in 2011, 47 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aurangpura · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****28%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**50%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Aurangpura?

■ Aurangpura · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**936

Working population ****47.5%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 53.3% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 348 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (42%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Bhikangaon

- Ektasa1,446 people
- Jamniya Khurd1,410 people
- Raidad1,378 people
- Pokhar Buzurg1,362 people
- Borgaon1,319 people
- Palasi1,316 people
- Pokhar Khurd1,302 people
- Machhalgaon1,277 people

[All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aurangpura from Khargone?60 km by road
- What is the population of Aurangpura?1,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aurangpura in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aurangpura?63.3% (Census 2011)