# Aranya Kalan Village, Kalapipal, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/kalapipal/aranya-kalan/ Village · Kalapipal, Shajapur # Aranya Kalan Aranya Kalan is a village in Kalapipal sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,867 people in 1,434 households**, the 1st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 7,867people (2011) - 1,434households - 72.9%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Aranya Kalan PIN code and other codes Aranya Kalan falls in Kalapipal sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKalapipal - Census village code473227 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aranya Kalan from nearby towns? - Kalapipal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Shujalpur (nearest town)18 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 Aranya Kalan? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Aranya Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 college10+ km · Shujalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Aranya Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 2,300 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,600 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 Aranya Kalan Of every 100 households in Aranya Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aranya Kalan · ■ Kalapipal rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****32%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **80% Tap water ****24%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****46%** **43% Television ****50%** **33% Mobile phone ****71%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **28% Own their home ****93%** **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 Aranya Kalan? ■ Aranya Kalan · ■ Kalapipal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **910 Working population ****45.1%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 940 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (18%) · **■** Household industry 90 (3%) · **■** Other work 728 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,171 (33%) 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 Kalapipal - Khokara Kalan6,529 people - Behrawal6,208 people - Tilawad5,960 people - Ranayal5,341 people [All 124 villages in Kalapipal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/kalapipal/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aranya Kalan from Shajapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Aranya Kalan?7,867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aranya Kalan in?Shajapur district (Kalapipal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Aranya Kalan?72.9% (Census 2011)