# Vastapur Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/vastapur/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Vastapur Vastapur is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 339 households**, the 11th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,599people (2011) - 339households - 90.2%literacy - 851females per 1,000 males ## Vastapur PIN code and other codes Vastapur falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vastapur from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)75 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)23 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 Vastapur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vastapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tembusing - ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Vastapur known for? About 81% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Vastapur Of every 100 households in Vastapur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vastapur · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **29% Toilet within the home ****35%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **89% Tap water ****100%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****74%** **43% Television ****19%** **11% Mobile phone ****12%** **9% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **66% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Vastapur? ■ Vastapur · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **979 Working population ****35.5%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 85.1% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%) 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 Chikhaldara - Sonapur1,807 people - Doma1,755 people - Semadoh1,754 people - Borala1,599 people - Kajaldoh1,589 people - Hatru1,578 people - Kulgana Kh.1,545 people - Gangarkheda1,464 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vastapur from Amravati?75 km by road - What is the population of Vastapur?1,599 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vastapur in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vastapur?90.2% (Census 2011)