Acharpura
| Acharpura | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Acharpura | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′07″N 77°21′50″E / 23.3518803°N 77.3640257°ECoordinates: 23°21′07″N 77°21′50″E / 23.3518803°N 77.3640257°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Tehsil | Huzur |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 994 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 2011 census code | 482369 |
Acharpura is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block.[1]
In the 2000s, the Government of Madhya Pradesh made attempts to develop the area into a "Special Education Zone", but did not attract much interest from the investors.[2] In 2008, the Government allocated 110 acres to Anil Ambani's Dhirubhai Ambani Memorial Trust (DAMT) for a private university, but the Trust abandoned the project in 2015.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Acharpura has 196 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.04%.[4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 994 | 548 | 446 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 143 | 69 | 74 |
| Scheduled caste | 172 | 95 | 77 |
| Scheduled tribe | 136 | 71 | 65 |
| Literates | 528 | 350 | 178 |
| Workers (all) | 364 | 279 | 85 |
| Main workers (total) | 336 | 278 | 58 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 159 | 157 | 2 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 80 | 45 | 35 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 97 | 76 | 21 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 28 | 1 | 27 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Non-workers | 630 | 269 | 361 |
References
- ↑ "RFP Document for Establishing Operating and Maintaining Lok Seva Kendra" (PDF). E-Governance Society Bhopal District. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ Shashikant Trivedi (1 May 2014). "Few takers for MP's new industrial corridor project". Business Standard.
- ↑ Shashikant Trivedi (24 May 2015). "Anil Ambani dumps Bhopal university project". Business Standard.
- 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India (Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh). Retrieved 2015-07-20.
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