Village in Madhya Pradesh, India
| Acharpura | |
|---|---|
| village | |
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| Coordinates: 23°21′07″N 77°21′50″E / 23.3518803°N 77.3640257°E / 23.3518803; 77.3640257 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Tehsil | Huzur |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 994 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| 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.
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. 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.
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%.
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 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.
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.