Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Virpur Virpur is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 869 people in 179 households, the 42nd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 869 people (2011) - 179 households - 75.8% literacy - 818 females per 1,000 males ## Virpur PIN code and other codes Virpur falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kurwai - Census village code 480971 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Virpur from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 80 km by road - Kurwai (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Virpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Virpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kurwai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kurwai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 7 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 Virpur known for? About 91% of the 771 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Virpur Of every 100 households in Virpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Virpur · ■ Kurwai rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 58% - Toilet within the home 11% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 86% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 19% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 38% 42% - Television 42% 26% - Mobile phone 69% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 26% 16% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 10% 37% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Virpur? ■ Virpur · ■ Kurwai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 73.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 781 938 - Working population 29.2% 36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 141 (56%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurwai - Kankar 882 people - Girwasa 881 people - Nehra 879 people - Karmedi 869 people - Kankal Khedi 863 people - Raimoodara 858 people - Pitholi 857 people - Padochha 851 people All 226 villages in Kurwai ## Quick answers - How far is Virpur from Vidisha? 80 km by road - What is the population of Virpur? 869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virpur in? Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Virpur? 75.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/virpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.