# Shergarh Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Shergarh

Shergarh is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 201 households**, the 73rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 894people (2011)
- 201households
- 67.7%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Shergarh PIN code and other codes

Shergarh falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469842

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

## How far is Shergarh from nearby towns?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sitamau (nearest town)25 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 Shergarh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shergarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shergarh known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and garlic**. About 75% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Shergarh

Of every 100 households in Shergarh in 2011, 58 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shergarh · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****1%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Shergarh?

■ Shergarh · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**918

Working population ****57.0%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 49.7% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (44%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 110 (22%)

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 Sitamau

- Mamatkheda933 people
- Lakhupiplya932 people
- Boliya919 people
- Kelukhedi901 people
- Akya880 people
- Karandiya870 people
- Khatrukhedi855 people
- Bharatpura852 people

[All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shergarh from Mandsaur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Shergarh?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shergarh in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shergarh?67.7% (Census 2011)