# Aranya Khurd Village, Shujalpur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/aranya-khurd/ Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur # Aranya Khurd Aranya Khurd is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,986 people in 376 households**, the 21st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,986people (2011) - 376households - 77.9%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Aranya Khurd PIN code and other codes Aranya Khurd falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKalapipal - Census village code473099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aranya Khurd from nearby towns? - Shujalpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Shujalpur (nearest town)35 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 Khurd? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Aranya Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tilawad - ○Degree college10+ km · Shujalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 899 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Aranya Khurd in 2011, 84 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Aranya Khurd · ■ Shujalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **85% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****44%** **41% Television ****32%** **30% Mobile phone ****43%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **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 Khurd? ■ Aranya Khurd · ■ Shujalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **915 Working population ****47.6%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.5% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 456 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%) 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 Shujalpur - Mandalkha2,185 people - Narola Hirapur2,131 people - Patlawada2,050 people - Bhugor1,998 people - Panch Dehariya1,962 people - Kadwala1,870 people - Nishana1,752 people - Dehandi1,751 people [All 138 villages in Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aranya Khurd from Shajapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Aranya Khurd?1,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aranya Khurd in?Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Aranya Khurd?77.9% (Census 2011)