Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Surajpura Mal. Surajpura Mal. is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 488 people in 126 households, the 194th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 488 people (2011) - 126 households - 58.0% literacy - 1,008 females per 1,000 males ## Surajpura Mal. PIN code and other codes Surajpura Mal. falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shahpura - Census village code 491630 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Surajpura Mal. from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Dindori (district HQ) 58 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Surajpura Mal.? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Surajpura Mal.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karondi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahpura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 13 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Surajpura Mal. known for? The main crops are dhan, chana and masoor. About 47% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Surajpura Mal. Of every 100 households in Surajpura Mal. in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surajpura Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 39% - Toilet within the home 2% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 52% 80% - Television 14% 4% - Mobile phone 23% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 40% 75% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Surajpura Mal.? ■ Surajpura Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 59.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 967 - Working population 65.2% 57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 44.1% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 145 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 157 (49%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 9 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura - Barbaspur 498 people - Saraswahi 496 people - Domdadar Mal. 494 people - Dundi Sarai 491 people - Balpur Ryt. 487 people - Sakti Bhagdu Mal. 486 people - Mundi Ryt. 485 people - Pipradi Ryt. 480 people All 316 villages in Shahpura ## Quick answers - How far is Surajpura Mal. from Dindori? 58 km by road - What is the population of Surajpura Mal.? 488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surajpura Mal. in? Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Surajpura Mal.? 58.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/surajpura-mal-491630/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.