# Surajpur Village, Chandla, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur 

# Surajpur

Surajpur is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 295 households**, the 18th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 295households
- 38.9%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Surajpur PIN code and other codes

Surajpur falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLaundi
- Census village code457667

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?

- Chandla (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town)28 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?

9 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bachhon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 **tilli, wheat and chana**. About 44% of the 552 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajpur · ■ Chandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****35%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Chandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**905

Working population ****52.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 24.7% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (9%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 456 (64%)

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 Chandla

- Rajapur1,535 people
- Madhaupur1,520 people
- Sadkar1,481 people
- Hinota1,370 people
- Ludhgayan1,255 people
- Shahpur1,250 people
- Gudhaura1,241 people
- Lawraha1,210 people

[All 87 villages in Chandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surajpur from Chhatarpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpur?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpur in?Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpur?38.9% (Census 2011)