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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Arusta is a small village in Vijaypur mandal, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 235 and 58 households. It has a literacy rate of 59.1%, higher than the surrounding areas, and is located at coordinates 26.096°N, 77.408°E.
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- LGD code
- 451386
- Pincode
- 476332
- Post office
- Bijaipur (Sheopur)
- Population
- 235
- Households
- 58
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 132
- Distance to district centre
- 80 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 53 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 315 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 281 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rampahari · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Tentra · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Arusta compares
By population, Arusta ranks #86 of 111 villages in Vijaypur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.1%
+13.1% vs mandal average
Arusta59.1%
Vijaypur mandal46.0%
Sheopur district47.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+124 vs mandal average
Arusta975
Vijaypur mandal851
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Arusta4.1
Vijaypur mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arusta at a glance
Arusta is a village of 235 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Vijaypur tehsil, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 86th-largest of 111 villages in Vijaypur tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 13 points above the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Sheopur district centre, 21 km from Barouli, the nearest town, 15 km from Rampahari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 476332, served by Bijaipur (Sheopur) post office; the LGD village code is 451386. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Tentra, 14 km away. The sarpanch is smt prakshi, and the village votes in Pohari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kailash Kushwah. The population is estimated at 277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arusta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIJAYPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 160
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 220
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arusta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arusta
- LGD code
- 451386
- Pincode
- 476332
- Post office
- Bijaipur (Sheopur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 235
- Population (projected 2026)
- 277
- Households
- 58
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Coordinates
- 26.09551°N, 77.40772°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gwalior
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pohari
- Member of Parliament
- Bharat Singh Kushwah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kailash Kushwah
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- smt prakshi
- Block / Mandal
- Vijaypur
Getting there
How to reach Arusta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal315 kmcapital
- Delhi281 km
- Mumbai908 km
- Hyderabad975 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRampahari15 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Tentra14 km
- Police stationCity Palace,Karauli,Rajasthan58 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)