# Begampura Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Begampura

Begampura is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 174 households**, the 59th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 879people (2011)
- 174households
- 80.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Begampura PIN code and other codes

Begampura falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484392

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

## How far is Begampura from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)44 km by road
- Bhopal (nearest town)30 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 Begampura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Begampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umraoganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Begampura known for?

About 90% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Begampura

Of every 100 households in Begampura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Begampura · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**74%

Tap water ****5%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****97%**

**38%

Television ****84%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Begampura?

■ Begampura · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**927

Working population ****54.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (7%) · **■** Household industry 95 (20%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 29 (6%)

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 Goharganj

- Chhatarpura920 people
- Shahbad Tilendi903 people
- Nador894 people
- Padoniya887 people
- Ambai867 people
- Salkani863 people
- Bagaspur862 people
- Mendua831 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Begampura from Raisen?44 km by road
- What is the population of Begampura?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begampura in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Begampura?80.2% (Census 2011)