# Lakhar Village, Shamshabad, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha 

# Lakhar

Lakhar is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,659 people in 344 households**, the 16th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,659people (2011)
- 344households
- 56.1%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Lakhar PIN code and other codes

Lakhar falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNateran
- Census village code481516

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

## How far is Lakhar from nearby towns?

- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)86 km by road
- Basoda (nearest town)43 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 Lakhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Lakhar known for?

About 90% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Lakhar

Of every 100 households in Lakhar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakhar · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**95%

Tap water ****27%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Lakhar?

■ Lakhar · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**946

Working population ****47.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 42.6% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (21%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 484 (62%)

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 Shamshabad

- Karahiya1,905 people
- Sadher1,861 people
- Binjh Jagir1,773 people
- Jirapur1,741 people
- Barodiya1,656 people
- Badher1,615 people
- Rampura Jagir1,602 people
- Mahutha1,550 people

[All 98 villages in Shamshabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/shamshabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakhar from Vidisha?86 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhar?1,659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhar in?Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhar?56.1% (Census 2011)