# Suriya, Balaghat, Balaghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balaghat, Balaghat 

# Suriya

Suriya is a village in [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/) sub-district of [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 139 households**, the 99th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 581people (2011)
- 139households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Suriya PIN code and other codes

Suriya falls in Balaghat sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBalaghat
- Census village code497711

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

## How far is Suriya from nearby towns?

- Balaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)14 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)14 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 Suriya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Suriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chare Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Suriya known for?

About 34% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Suriya

Of every 100 households in Suriya in 2011, 71 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Suriya · ■ Balaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**72%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Suriya?

■ Suriya · ■ Balaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**974

Working population ****61.3%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 57.8% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 341 (96%)

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 Balaghat

- Sakri670 people
- Chanewada606 people
- Mohgaon Khurd601 people
- Bhanpur596 people
- Dauni572 people
- Budhena Khurd546 people
- Rawadbandi537 people
- Pindkepar535 people

[All 166 villages in Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/villages/)

## Other places named Suriya

- Suriya · Village, Niwai, Tonk · 875 people
- Suriya · Village, Gyanpur, Sant Ravidas Nagar · 36 people
- Suriya · Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur · 10 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Suriya from Balaghat?14 km by road
- What is the population of Suriya?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suriya in?Balaghat district (Balaghat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Suriya?65.4% (Census 2011)