Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha # Bisonia Bisonia is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 331 people in 58 households, the 79th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 331 people (2011) - 58 households - 36.2% literacy - 924 females per 1,000 males ## Bisonia PIN code and other codes Bisonia falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Nateran - Census village code 481539 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bisonia from nearby towns? - Shamshabad (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 56 km by road - Shamshabad (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bisonia? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bisonia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shamshabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Bisonia known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 42% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bisonia Of every 100 households in Bisonia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bisonia · ■ Shamshabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 37% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 3% 8% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 5% 22% - Television 10% 18% - Mobile phone 100% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 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 Bisonia? ■ Bisonia · ■ Shamshabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 36.2% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1069 946 - Working population 32.3% 38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.2% for men and 32.8% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 101 (94%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 4 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shamshabad - Naharyai 369 people - Dafaryai Khurd 363 people - Amarpura 353 people - Fatehpur 349 people - Dunatar 323 people - Khushalpura 303 people - Shahpur 303 people - Sheel Kheda 301 people All 98 villages in Shamshabad ## Quick answers - How far is Bisonia from Vidisha? 56 km by road - What is the population of Bisonia? 331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bisonia in? Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bisonia? 36.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/shamshabad/bisonia/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.