Village · Jatara, Tikamgarh
# Chandrapura

Chandrapura is a village in Jatara sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,856 people in 346 households, the 29th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.
- 1,856 people (2011)
- 346 households
- 57.0% literacy
- 838 females per 1,000 males

## Chandrapura PIN code and other codes

Chandrapura falls in Jatara sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Jatara
- Census village code 456787

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chandrapura from nearby towns?
- Jatara (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jatara (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chandrapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jatara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jatara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chandrapura known for?

The main crops are wheat, sarsoo and tilli. About 32% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chandrapura

Of every 100 households in Chandrapura in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandrapura · ■ Jatara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 43%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 2% 0%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 17% 36%
- Television 3% 13%
- Mobile phone 54% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 36%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chandrapura?

■ Chandrapura · ■ Jatara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.0% 56.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 838 896
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 888
- Working population 56.3% 49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 48.6% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 515 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 349 (33%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 13 (1%) · ■ Marginal 162 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jatara
- Shah 2,179 people
- Luharguwa Khas 2,078 people
- Larkhurd 1,942 people
- Kharoi 1,903 people
- Gotet Khas 1,835 people
- Matol 1,721 people
- Barmatal 1,716 people
- Kitakhera 1,714 people

All 108 villages in Jatara

## Quick answers
- How far is Chandrapura from Tikamgarh? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chandrapura? 1,856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrapura in? Tikamgarh district (Jatara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrapura? 57.0% (Census 2011)

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