Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur
# Shambhupura

Shambhupura is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 944 people in 194 households, the 72nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 944 people (2011)
- 194 households
- 71.4% literacy
- 934 females per 1,000 males

## Shambhupura PIN code and other codes

Shambhupura falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shujalpur
- Census village code 473106

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shambhupura from nearby towns?
- Shujalpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Shujalpur (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shambhupura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shambhupura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Abadodiya
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Polay Kalan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shambhupura known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 71% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shambhupura

Of every 100 households in Shambhupura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shambhupura · ■ Shujalpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 85%
- Toilet within the home 2% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 78% 41%
- Television 35% 30%
- Mobile phone 47% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 30% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 37% 28%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shambhupura?

■ Shambhupura · ■ Shujalpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1132 915
- Working population 61.2% 49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 136 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (11%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 378 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shujalpur
- Rasalpur 1,008 people
- Chapadiya 997 people
- Akhtayarpur 984 people
- Dubadiya 953 people
- Banka Khedi 942 people
- Tajpur Gauri 906 people
- Banjari Behrawal 902 people
- Bishan Kheda 897 people

All 138 villages in Shujalpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Shambhupura from Shajapur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Shambhupura? 944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shambhupura in? Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shambhupura? 71.4% (Census 2011)

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