# Purushottamgarh Village, Khargapur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khargapur, Tikamgarh 

# Purushottamgarh

Purushottamgarh is a village in Khargapur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 30 households**, the 63rd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%.

- 138people (2011)
- 30households
- 65.8%literacy
- 769females per 1,000 males

## Purushottamgarh PIN code and other codes

Purushottamgarh falls in Khargapur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaldeogarh
- Census village code457169

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

## How far is Purushottamgarh from nearby towns?

- Khargapur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)66 km by road
- Khargapur (nearest town)26 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 Purushottamgarh?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purushottamgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pichhor
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baldeogarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Purushottamgarh known for?

About 32% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Purushottamgarh

Of every 100 households in Purushottamgarh in 2011, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purushottamgarh · ■ Khargapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****10%**

**33%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

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 Purushottamgarh?

■ Purushottamgarh · ■ Khargapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**53.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**907

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 68 (88%)

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 Khargapur

- Gagrra248 people
- Majra Kashi195 people
- Majra Adaku194 people
- Patti Rampalsingh146 people
- Pacher Ugad44 people

[All 66 villages in Khargapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/khargapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purushottamgarh from Tikamgarh?66 km by road
- What is the population of Purushottamgarh?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottamgarh in?Tikamgarh district (Khargapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottamgarh?65.8% (Census 2011)