# Shahpur Village, Chandla, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 300 households**, the 20th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,250people (2011)
- 300households
- 67.5%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLaundi
- Census village code457588

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

## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns?

- Chandla (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)82 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town)22 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 Shahpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Laundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and jawar**. About 72% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Chandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Chandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**905

Working population ****45.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 207 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (58%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Chandla

- Sadkar1,481 people
- Hinota1,370 people
- Surajpur1,358 people
- Ludhgayan1,255 people
- Gudhaura1,241 people
- Lawraha1,210 people
- Bigpur1,198 people
- Harraee1,191 people

[All 87 villages in Chandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Chhatarpur?82 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?1,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?67.5% (Census 2011)