# Shekhanpur Village, Khilchipur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khilchipur, Rajgarh 

# Shekhanpur

Shekhanpur is a village in Khilchipur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 116 households**, the 97th largest of 317 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 537people (2011)
- 116households
- 51.1%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Shekhanpur PIN code and other codes

Shekhanpur falls in Khilchipur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhilchipur
- Census village code479203

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

## How far is Shekhanpur from nearby towns?

- Khilchipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)30 km by road
- Khilchipur (nearest town)11 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 Shekhanpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhapiheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Shekhanpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, jawar and chana**. About 95% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Shekhanpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhanpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhanpur · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**50%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**43%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****67%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Shekhanpur?

■ Shekhanpur · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**945

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 39.6% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (36%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 179 (61%)

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 Khilchipur

- Chhatarpura570 people
- Chhipipura554 people
- Dilwari547 people
- Semli Kankad540 people
- Borkapani519 people
- Barkheda517 people
- Khedi515 people
- Haryala510 people

[All 335 villages in Khilchipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhanpur from Rajgarh?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhanpur?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhanpur in?Rajgarh district (Khilchipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhanpur?51.1% (Census 2011)