# Shajapur District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Shajapur district Shajapur is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 20th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,512,681 people** in 9 sub-districts, 13 towns and 1,107 villages; 19% lived in towns. The largest town is [Shajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/shajapur/) (69,263). - 1,512,681people (2011) - 9sub-districts - 13towns - 69.1%literacy ## Who lives in Shajapur? Shajapur had **1,512,681 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.1% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 20th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 938 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 25th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 920 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.0 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Shajapur? 69.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 26th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 81.5% and women at 55.9% — a gap of 25.5 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/) (75.0%) and lowest in [Badod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/badod/) (59.5%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Shajapur do for a living? 47.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 39.1%). Of all workers, 32% farmed their own land, 23% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 29% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 56% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Badod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/badod/) (64% of workers in farming) and the least is [Shajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/) (48% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 29 (29%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Shajapur 19.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 29th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 13 towns: 12 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Shajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/shajapur/) with 69,263 people, home to 24% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Shajapur Shajapur had 1,107 census villages, 1,071 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,138 people; 20 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Jhonkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/jhonkar/) (8,855), [Sundarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/sundarsi/) (8,424), [Berchha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/berchha/) (8,157), [Aranya Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/kalapipal/aranya-kalan/) (7,867) and [Moman Badodiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/moman-badodiya/moman-badodiya/) (7,686). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Shajapur compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Shajapur · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **918 Working population ****47.5%** **43.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shajapur Of every 100 households in Shajapur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shajapur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****78%** Toilet within the home ****23%** No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** Tap water ****19%** Drinking water within premises ****15%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** Use banking services ****39%** Television ****30%** Mobile phone ****52%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****17%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****30%** Own their home ****94%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Shajapur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Susner](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/susner/) 143,828 118 2 [Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/) 118,592 96 2 [Badod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/badod/) 135,523 139 1 [Agar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/agar/) 173,335 137 2 [Shajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/) 251,782 152 2 [Gulana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/) 133,807 98 0 [Moman Badodiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/moman-badodiya/) 115,216 105 0 [Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/) 239,244 138 3 [Kalapipal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/kalapipal/) 201,354 124 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Shajapur - Shajapur · 69,263 - Shujalpur · 51,225 - Agar · 37,917 - Maksi · 20,088 - Nalkheda · 16,690 - Susner · 16,432 - Soyatkalan · 14,781 - Badod · 13,834 - Polaykalan · 12,268 - Pankhedi · 11,723 - Akodia · 11,652 - Kanad · 10,458 - Badagaon · 7,217 ## Largest villages in Shajapur - Jhonkar · 8,855 - Sundarsi · 8,424 - Berchha · 8,157 - Aranya Kalan · 7,867 - Moman Badodiya · 7,686 - Bolai · 7,436 - Dongargaon · 7,159 - Jamner · 7,094 - Tanodiya · 6,616 - Gulana · 6,594 - Khokara Kalan · 6,529 - Dupada · 6,356 - Behrawal · 6,208 - Tilawad · 5,960 - Ranayal · 5,341 - Khardon Kalan · 5,296 - Modi · 5,176 - Karju · 5,134 - Nandni · 5,052 - Panwadi · 5,028 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Shajapur?9: Susner, Nalkheda, Badod, Agar, Shajapur, Gulana, Moman Badodiya, Shujalpur, Kalapipal - What is the population of Shajapur district?1,512,681 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Shajapur?Shajapur