# Bara Kalan, Vijaypur, Sheopur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Bara Kalan

Bara Kalan is a village in [Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/) sub-district of [Sheopur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,579 people in 390 households**, the 30th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,579people (2011)
- 390households
- 63.3%literacy
- 832females per 1,000 males

## Bara Kalan PIN code and other codes

Bara Kalan falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451390

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

## How far is Bara Kalan from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)157 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)9 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 Bara Kalan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bara Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and sarso**. About 75% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Bara Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bara Kalan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Kalan · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**60%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bara Kalan?

■ Bara Kalan · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**885

Working population ****46.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 44.2% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 549 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 159 (22%)

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

- Medawali1,808 people
- Pachnaya1,808 people
- Hullpur1,667 people
- Bichpuri1,622 people
- Kishanpura1,574 people
- Chimalwani1,552 people
- Budhera1,483 people
- Dhamini1,458 people

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

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## Quick answers

- How far is Bara Kalan from Sheopur?157 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Kalan?1,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Kalan in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Kalan?63.3% (Census 2011)