# Shobhapur Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/shobhapur/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Shobhapur Shobhapur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,515 people in 1,560 households**, the 2nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 7,515people (2011) - 1,560households - 81.3%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Shobhapur PIN code and other codes Shobhapur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487720 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shobhapur from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)65 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)10 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 Shobhapur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Shobhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Shobhapur known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 913 hectares of village land is sown, and 774 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 Shobhapur Of every 100 households in Shobhapur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shobhapur · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **61% Toilet within the home ****62%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **73% Tap water ****44%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **93% Use banking services ****61%** **51% Television ****51%** **28% Mobile phone ****60%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Shobhapur? ■ Shobhapur · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **904 Working population ****34.1%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 446 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (16%) · **■** Household industry 74 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,354 (53%) · **■** Marginal 272 (11%) 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 Sohagpur - Semri Harchand9,557 people - Jamuniya2,947 people - Macha2,698 people - Bhatgaon2,641 people - Bhaukhedi Kalan1,931 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shobhapur from Hoshangabad?65 km by road - What is the population of Shobhapur?7,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shobhapur in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shobhapur?81.3% (Census 2011)