Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha
# Dala Patai

Dala Patai is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 591 people in 122 households, the 58th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 591 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 64.0% literacy
- 882 females per 1,000 males

## Dala Patai PIN code and other codes

Dala Patai falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Nateran
- Census village code 481543

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dala Patai from nearby towns?
- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Shamshabad (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dala Patai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dala Patai; 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
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dala Patai known for?

About 52% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dala Patai

Of every 100 households in Dala Patai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dala Patai · ■ Shamshabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 37%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 1% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 12% 22%
- Television 0% 18%
- Mobile phone 0% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 100% 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 Dala Patai?

■ Dala Patai · ■ Shamshabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.0% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 891
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 745 946
- Working population 31.8% 38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 46.6% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 149 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (16%) · ■ Other work 7 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shamshabad
- Goriya Kheda 657 people
- Kisanpur 645 people
- Gokalpur 639 people
- Motipura 615 people
- Baroda 584 people
- Mohanpura 568 people
- Khata Khedi 561 people
- Agra Jagir 542 people

All 98 villages in Shamshabad

## Quick answers
- How far is Dala Patai from Vidisha? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Dala Patai? 591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dala Patai in? Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dala Patai? 64.0% (Census 2011)

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