# Surajpur Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Surajpur

Surajpur is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 148 households**, the 86th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 705people (2011)
- 148households
- 65.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Surajpur PIN code and other codes

Surajpur falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487160

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?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)55 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Surajpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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, 91 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Surajpur · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**905

Working population ****43.4%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 58.9% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (35%) · **■** Other work 65 (21%) · **■** Marginal 60 (20%)

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 Seoni-Malwa

- Ghana744 people
- Faridpur729 people
- Bildhi721 people
- Torniya721 people
- Tili Anwali701 people
- Paraswada700 people
- Sota Chikhali690 people
- Liladiya687 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surajpur from Hoshangabad?55 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpur?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpur in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpur?65.5% (Census 2011)