# Arusta Village, Vijaypur, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Arusta

Arusta is a village in Vijaypur sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 58 households**, the 86th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 235people (2011)
- 58households
- 69.2%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Arusta PIN code and other codes

Arusta falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451386

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

## How far is Arusta from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)160 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)10 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 Arusta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Arusta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vijaypur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vijaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Arusta known for?

About 46% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Arusta

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

■ Arusta · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Arusta?

■ Arusta · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**885

Working population ****56.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 48.5% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 119 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Vijaypur

- Silpara403 people
- Kota339 people
- Patpara289 people
- Nad236 people
- Dodai Khurd234 people
- Dongarpur189 people
- Badhwani179 people
- Gurja145 people

[All 106 villages in Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arusta from Sheopur?160 km by road
- What is the population of Arusta?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arusta in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arusta?69.2% (Census 2011)