# Veerpura Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Veerpura

Veerpura is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,221 people in 416 households**, the 26th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 2,221people (2011)
- 416households
- 62.2%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Veerpura PIN code and other codes

Veerpura falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456917

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

## How far is Veerpura from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jatara (nearest town)22 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 Veerpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Veerpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chanderakhas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Veerpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 86% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 332 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 Veerpura

Of every 100 households in Veerpura in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veerpura · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**29%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Veerpura?

■ Veerpura · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**882

Working population ****44.2%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 587 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 85 (9%)

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 Palera

- Hanota2,368 people
- Barana2,357 people
- Kachhaura Khas2,335 people
- Maheva Chak-32,266 people
- Udaypura2,207 people
- Kanjana2,167 people
- Kudyala2,026 people
- Kanera2,024 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Veerpura from Tikamgarh?62 km by road
- What is the population of Veerpura?2,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerpura in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Veerpura?62.2% (Census 2011)