Village · Orchha, Tikamgarh
# Bhojpura

Bhojpura is a village in Orchha sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 390 people in 63 households, the 27th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.
- 390 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 990 females per 1,000 males

## Bhojpura PIN code and other codes

Bhojpura falls in Orchha sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Niwari
- Census village code 456543

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

## How far is Bhojpura from nearby towns?
- Tikamgarh (district HQ) 100 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhojpura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhojpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhansi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhojpura known for?

The main crops are urad, wheat and chana. About 41% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhojpura

Of every 100 households in Bhojpura in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhojpura · ■ Orchha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 7% 62%
- Toilet within the home 7% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 96%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 82% 33%
- Television 69% 36%
- Mobile phone 64% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 21% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 17%
- 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 Bhojpura?

■ Bhojpura · ■ Orchha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 61.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 875
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1280 859
- Working population 24.9% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 65 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (27%) · ■ Other work 6 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Orchha
- Mathura Pura 694 people
- Bagan 615 people
- Majra Bangaya 514 people
- Ghatwaha 458 people
- Ladpura North 270 people
- Jamuniya Bhata 251 people
- Chandrawan 203 people
- Kumharra Bhata 193 people

All 34 villages in Orchha

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhojpura from Tikamgarh? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Bhojpura? 390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhojpura in? Tikamgarh district (Orchha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhojpura? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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