# Shahpura Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Shahpura

Shahpura is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 37 households**, the 128th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 168people (2011)
- 37households
- 66.4%literacy
- 768females per 1,000 males

## Shahpura PIN code and other codes

Shahpura falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458382

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shahpura from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)32 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 Shahpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kupi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Shahpura known for?

About 8% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Shahpura

Of every 100 households in Shahpura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Shahpura?

■ Shahpura · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****768**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**934

Working population ****57.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 71% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 45 (47%)

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 Bijawar

- Tikri234 people
- Utawali234 people
- Koden226 people
- Ghughari190 people
- Basudha152 people
- Lakhanguwan134 people
- Ramgarh132 people
- Malwara105 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpura from Chhatarpur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpura?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpura in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpura?66.4% (Census 2011)