# Surjana Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Surjana

Surjana is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 81 households**, the 154th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 417people (2011)
- 81households
- 68.2%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Surjana PIN code and other codes

Surjana falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494284

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

## How far is Surjana from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)15 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 Surjana?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Surjana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Surjana known for?

About 88% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Surjana

Of every 100 households in Surjana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surjana · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Surjana?

■ Surjana · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**941

Working population ****67.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 66% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (37%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 27 (10%)

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 Chaurai

- Kirangipar472 people
- Khamariya Khurd446 people
- Ragda444 people
- Tumda436 people
- Hardua Ryt.412 people
- Sagar403 people
- Bilanda384 people
- Wikla380 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surjana from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Surjana?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjana in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surjana?68.2% (Census 2011)