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About Begampur Village

Begampur is a small village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 161 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares.

Begampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begampur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 733 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 161
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Begampur compares

By the 2011 count Begampur is the 188th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Begampur

Begampur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Begampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begampur from other places

Begampur lies about 24 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Begampur
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 19 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 24 km

Villages closest to Begampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungaoli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Begampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begampur village had a population of 304. That makes it the 188th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Begampur village has 161 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begampur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Begampur covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Begampur falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Begampur is Piprai Gaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Begampur.

Begampur is about 24 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begampur is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Piprai Gaon is about 11 km away. Mungaoli is about 19 km away. Ashoknagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhodiya (2.2 km), Singhada (3.0 km) and Nahargarh (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Begampur today is likely to be higher.

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