# Chiragpura Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/chiragpura/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Chiragpura Chiragpura is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 217 households**, the 69th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,127people (2011) - 217households - 57.7%literacy - 981females per 1,000 males ## Chiragpura PIN code and other codes Chiragpura falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiragpura from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)56 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)16 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 Chiragpura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chiragpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Chiragpura known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 72% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Chiragpura Of every 100 households in Chiragpura in 2011, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chiragpura · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **77% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****16%** **32% Television ****20%** **20% Mobile phone ****28%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **50% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chiragpura? ■ Chiragpura · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **936 Working population ****56.1%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 40.8% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 273 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (47%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 27 (4%) 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 - Aman Khedi1,155 people - Badiya1,154 people - Rampura1,154 people - Khudgaon1,141 people - Malakheda1,103 people - Poi1,097 people - Nuriya Khedi1,089 people - Eagriya1,038 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chiragpura from Khargone?56 km by road - What is the population of Chiragpura?1,127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiragpura in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chiragpura?57.7% (Census 2011)