Village · Gairatganj, Raisen # Shobhapur Shobhapur is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 976 people in 190 households, the 21st largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 976 people (2011) - 190 households - 83.4% literacy - 873 females per 1,000 males ## Shobhapur PIN code and other codes Shobhapur falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Gairatganj - Census village code 484015 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shobhapur from nearby towns? - Gairatgang (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Raisen (district HQ) 80 km by road - Gairatganj (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shobhapur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Shobhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garitganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begamganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shobhapur known for? About 66% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shobhapur Of every 100 households in Shobhapur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shobhapur · ■ Gairatganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 74% - Toilet within the home 2% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 86% - Tap water 2% 8% - Drinking water within premises 20% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 48% 26% - Television 21% 24% - Mobile phone 48% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 46% 41% - 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 Shobhapur? ■ Shobhapur · ■ Gairatganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.4% 78.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 873 897 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 941 - Working population 49.6% 44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 109 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 305 (63%) · ■ Household industry 14 (3%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 44 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj - Alampur 1,049 people - Amkheda 1,014 people - Borpani 996 people - Papda 983 people - Lilgawan 953 people - Belnagarhi 939 people - Bhiladiya 923 people - Sankal 922 people All 169 villages in Gairatganj ## Other places named Shobhapur - Shobhapur · Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad · 7,515 people - Shobhapur · Village, Ghoda Dongri, Betul · 1,508 people - Shobhapur · Village, Rae Bareli, Rae Bareli · 1,281 people - Shobhapur · Village, Tarabganj, Gonda · 1,147 people - Shobhapur · Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 821 people - Shobhapur · Village, Modinagar, Ghaziabad · 700 people ## Quick answers - How far is Shobhapur from Raisen? 80 km by road - What is the population of Shobhapur? 976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shobhapur in? Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shobhapur? 83.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/shobhapur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.