Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha # Barua Khar Barua Khar is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,507 people in 302 households, the 21st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,507 people (2011) - 302 households - 51.0% literacy - 867 females per 1,000 males ## Barua Khar PIN code and other codes Barua Khar falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Nateran - Census village code 481547 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barua Khar from nearby towns? - Shamshabad (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 58 km by road - Shamshabad (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barua Khar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Barua Khar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Berkheda Jagir - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shamshabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barua Khar known for? About 66% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barua Khar Of every 100 households in Barua Khar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barua Khar · ■ Shamshabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 37% - Toilet within the home 1% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95% - Tap water 3% 8% - Drinking water within premises 8% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 6% 22% - Television 14% 18% - Mobile phone 43% 36% - Computer with internet 3% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 56% 50% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barua Khar? ■ Barua Khar · ■ Shamshabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.0% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1171 946 - Working population 27.8% 38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 36.4% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 311 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 71 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 29 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shamshabad - Barodiya 1,656 people - Badher 1,615 people - Rampura Jagir 1,602 people - Mahutha 1,550 people - Hinotia Mali 1,415 people - Beel Khedi 1,367 people - Rusulli 1,351 people - Ratwa 1,305 people All 98 villages in Shamshabad ## Quick answers - How far is Barua Khar from Vidisha? 58 km by road - What is the population of Barua Khar? 1,507 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barua Khar in? Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barua Khar? 51.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/shamshabad/barua-khar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.