Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Shaharwasa Shaharwasa is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,627 people in 304 households, the 14th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 1,627 people (2011) - 304 households - 74.8% literacy - 953 females per 1,000 males ## Shaharwasa PIN code and other codes Shaharwasa falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kurwai - Census village code 481066 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shaharwasa from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 70 km by road - Kurwai (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shaharwasa? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shaharwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mandi Bamora - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basoda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shaharwasa known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 92% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 338 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shaharwasa Of every 100 households in Shaharwasa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shaharwasa · ■ Kurwai rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 58% - Toilet within the home 67% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 86% - Tap water 34% 6% - Drinking water within premises 30% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 62% 42% - Television 54% 26% - Mobile phone 71% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 29% 16% - Car / jeep / van 5% 1% - None of these assets 18% 37% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shaharwasa? ■ Shaharwasa · ■ Kurwai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.8% 73.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 938 - Working population 32.7% 36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 237 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 255 (48%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (4%) · ■ Marginal 12 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurwai - Barwai 1,795 people - Vishanpur 1,738 people - Bandraotha 1,670 people - Kulhan 1,663 people - Chheerkheda 1,540 people - Devli 1,450 people - Barual 1,426 people - Barkheda 1,420 people All 226 villages in Kurwai ## Quick answers - How far is Shaharwasa from Vidisha? 70 km by road - What is the population of Shaharwasa? 1,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaharwasa in? Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shaharwasa? 74.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/shaharwasa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.