# Shajapur Village, Pichhore, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pichhore, Shivpuri 

# Shajapur

Shajapur is a village in Pichhore sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 210 households**, the 109th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 870people (2011)
- 210households
- 69.3%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Shajapur PIN code and other codes

Shajapur falls in Pichhore sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPichhore
- Census village code456157

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

## How far is Shajapur from nearby towns?

- Pichhore (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)75 km by road
- Pichhore (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 Shajapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pichore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pichhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Shajapur known for?

About 65% of the 510 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Shajapur

Of every 100 households in Shajapur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Shajapur · ■ Pichhore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**22%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

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 Shajapur?

■ Shajapur · ■ Pichhore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**911

Working population ****47.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 59.3% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 61 (15%)

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 Pichhore

- Umri Khurd947 people
- Bakshanpur935 people
- Chandu Pahadi925 people
- Patsera908 people
- Dhorra868 people
- Mau Kudarchha859 people
- Punawali858 people
- Nayakheda840 people

[All 186 villages in Pichhore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pichhore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shajapur from Shivpuri?75 km by road
- What is the population of Shajapur?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shajapur in?Shivpuri district (Pichhore sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shajapur?69.3% (Census 2011)