# Shekhpur Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 162 households**, the 67th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 699people (2011)
- 162households
- 83.1%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code480919

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

## How far is Shekhpur from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)97 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)21 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 Shekhpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Shekhpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, gram and soyabean**. About 92% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shekhpur?

■ Shekhpur · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**938

Working population ****41.3%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 78.5% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (50%) · **■** Other work 40 (14%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Bisrai729 people
- Tamoiya722 people
- Bhaiswaya721 people
- Karaiya701 people
- Satoh691 people
- Barkheda684 people
- Dadurar682 people
- Parewara669 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpur from Vidisha?97 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpur?699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?83.1% (Census 2011)