Village · Niwari, Tikamgarh
# Dharma Pura

Dharma Pura is a village in Niwari sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 584 people in 124 households, the 70th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.
- 584 people (2011)
- 124 households
- 51.9% literacy
- 986 females per 1,000 males

## Dharma Pura PIN code and other codes

Dharma Pura falls in Niwari sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Niwari
- Census village code 456483

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

## How far is Dharma Pura from nearby towns?
- Niwari (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Niwari (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dharma Pura?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Niwari
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Niwari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Aurehar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharma Pura known for?

The main crops are chana, pea and sarso. About 70% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dharma Pura

Of every 100 households in Dharma Pura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharma Pura · ■ Niwari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 23%
- Toilet within the home 3% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 19% 40%
- Television 8% 18%
- Mobile phone 47% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 27%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dharma Pura?

■ Dharma Pura · ■ Niwari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.9% 65.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 907
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 875
- Working population 22.4% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 39.7% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 99 (76%) · ■ Other work 15 (11%) · ■ Marginal 17 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Niwari
- Dewari Nayak 661 people
- Churari 648 people
- Majra Makara 604 people
- Dewari Bamnau 602 people
- Barwaha 531 people
- Madri 496 people
- Durgapur 481 people
- Putri Khera 480 people

All 105 villages in Niwari

## Quick answers
- How far is Dharma Pura from Tikamgarh? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Dharma Pura? 584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharma Pura in? Tikamgarh district (Niwari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharma Pura? 51.9% (Census 2011)

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