Village · Hatpiplya, Dewas # Shamshabad Shamshabad is a village in Hatpiplya sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 400 people in 99 households, the 67th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 400 people (2011) - 99 households - 66.9% literacy - 942 females per 1,000 males ## Shamshabad PIN code and other codes Shamshabad falls in Hatpiplya sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bagli - Census village code 474116 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shamshabad from nearby towns? - Hatpiplya (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Dewas (district HQ) 50 km by road - Hatpiplya (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shamshabad? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Shamshabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hatpiplya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hatpiplya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dewas - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shamshabad known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 81% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shamshabad Of every 100 households in Shamshabad in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shamshabad · ■ Hatpiplya rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 90% - Toilet within the home 2% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 78% - Tap water 15% 14% - Drinking water within premises 14% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 0% 35% - Television 38% 33% - Mobile phone 0% 39% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 11% 37% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shamshabad? ■ Shamshabad · ■ Hatpiplya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 769 922 - Working population 64.0% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.3% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 208 (81%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hatpiplya - Merukhedi 441 people - Setkhedi 435 people - Salkhedi 430 people - Tilyakhedi 422 people - Chakarpura 392 people - Kaneriya 392 people - Jamanya 362 people - Bhanwarda 343 people All 97 villages in Hatpiplya ## Quick answers - How far is Shamshabad from Dewas? 50 km by road - What is the population of Shamshabad? 400 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamshabad in? Dewas district (Hatpiplya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shamshabad? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/hatpiplya/shamshabad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.