# Pegyai Village, Shamshabad, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha 

# Pegyai

Pegyai is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,177 people in 219 households**, the 30th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,177people (2011)
- 219households
- 45.7%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Pegyai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNateran
- Census village code481526

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

## How far is Pegyai from nearby towns?

- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shamshabad (nearest town)25 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 Pegyai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pegyai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vardha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Pegyai known for?

About 51% of the 878 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Pegyai

Of every 100 households in Pegyai in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pegyai · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**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 Pegyai?

■ Pegyai · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**946

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 34.2% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (57%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Jamanyai1,235 people
- Nadia1,223 people
- Hingli Jagir1,216 people
- Shahpura1,203 people
- Pali1,165 people
- Mohi1,088 people
- Bharna Kheda1,050 people
- Hirapur1,023 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pegyai from Vidisha?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pegyai?1,177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pegyai in?Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pegyai?45.7% (Census 2011)