# Surajpur Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham 

# Surajpur

Surajpur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491771**. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 249 households**, the 35th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 249households
- 66.7%literacy
- 491771PIN code

## Surajpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surajpur is 491771.** Surajpur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491771
- Gram panchayatSurajpura
- Community development blockSahaspur Lohara
- Census village code439738

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

## How far is Surajpur from nearby towns?

- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sahaspur-Lohara (nearest town)21 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 Surajpur?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Birendra Nagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khamhariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Surajpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 85% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Surajpur

Of every 100 households in Surajpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**93%

Tap water ****48%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**71%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Surajpur?

■ Surajpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**991

Working population ****52.8%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 53.0% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 77 (12%)

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 Sahaspur Lohara

- Narodhi1,208 people
- Babai1,186 people
- Rakse1,181 people
- Singhauri1,170 people
- Achanakpur1,166 people
- Suktara1,161 people
- Bandha Tola1,155 people
- Pawantara1,147 people

[All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surajpur?491771
- How far is Surajpur from Kawardha?33 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpur?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpur in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpur?66.7% (Census 2011)
