# Shahpur, Kurwai, Vidisha – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in [Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/) sub-district of [Vidisha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 57 households**, the 179th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 229people (2011)
- 57households
- 59.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code481005

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

## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)4 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 Shahpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhurawali
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurwai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khurai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2077**

**938

Working population ****28.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 52.9% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (26%) · **■** Other work 21 (32%) · **■** Marginal 5 (8%)

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 Kurwai

- Kalaryai245 people
- Nagwasa240 people
- Parsoriya231 people
- Sikandarpur230 people
- Futera223 people
- Fathanpur215 people
- Barodiya211 people
- Galfara Khedi195 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Other places named Shahpur

- Shahpur · Sub-district, Yadgir · 363,621 people
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Bhojpur · 212,253 people
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Betul · 113,306 people
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Kangra · 67,758 people
- Shahpur · Town, Yadgir · 53,366 people
- Shahpur · Town, Muzaffarnagar · 20,154 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Vidisha?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?59.8% (Census 2011)