Village · Palera, Tikamgarh
# Kishunpura

Kishunpura is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 537 people in 108 households, the 107th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.
- 537 people (2011)
- 108 households
- 74.9% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Kishunpura PIN code and other codes

Kishunpura falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Palera
- Census village code 457025

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

## How far is Kishunpura from nearby towns?
- Palera (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Palera (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kishunpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kishunpura; 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
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palera
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kishunpura known for?

About 55% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kishunpura

Of every 100 households in Kishunpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kishunpura · ■ Palera rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 36%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 22% 29%
- Television 0% 15%
- Mobile phone 50% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 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 Kishunpura?

■ Kishunpura · ■ Palera rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 60.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 882
- Working population 43.2% 46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 61.8% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 208 (90%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (8%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palera
- Ratanguwan 585 people
- Murrah Bandh 584 people
- Nagri 583 people
- Rajpura 549 people
- Atrar 530 people
- Kotra Khera 529 people
- Purshotampura 500 people
- Monthi 473 people

All 150 villages in Palera

## Quick answers
- How far is Kishunpura from Tikamgarh? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Kishunpura? 537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishunpura in? Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kishunpura? 74.9% (Census 2011)

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