# Dhourera Village, Vijaypur, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Dhourera

Dhourera is a village in Vijaypur sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 135 households**, the 71st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 547people (2011)
- 135households
- 39.2%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Dhourera PIN code and other codes

Dhourera falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451421

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

## How far is Dhourera from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)232 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)40 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 Dhourera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhourera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Dhourera known for?

About 7% of the 1,413 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Dhourera

Of every 100 households in Dhourera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhourera · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dhourera?

■ Dhourera · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**885

Working population ****39.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.7% for men and 35.5% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (47%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Vijaypur

- Chandeli576 people
- Dongarpur574 people
- Laxmanpura Bijepur573 people
- Sehula559 people
- Barkheda544 people
- Ghorade508 people
- Nayagaon495 people
- Binega485 people

[All 106 villages in Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhourera from Sheopur?232 km by road
- What is the population of Dhourera?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhourera in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhourera?39.2% (Census 2011)