Village · Nainpur, Mandla
# Surajpura

Surajpura is a village in Nainpur sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 310 people in 66 households, the 141st largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 310 people (2011)
- 66 households
- 67.8% literacy
- 1,199 females per 1,000 males

## Surajpura PIN code and other codes

Surajpura falls in Nainpur sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Nainpur
- Census village code 493538

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Surajpura from nearby towns?
- Nainpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Nainpur (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Surajpura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Surajpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 · Saliwada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 known for?

About 68% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Surajpura

Of every 100 households in Surajpura in 2011, 60 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajpura · ■ Nainpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 60% 65%
- Toilet within the home 2% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 86% 70%
- Television 0% 12%
- Mobile phone 21% 17%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 33% 43%
- Own their home 79% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Surajpura?

■ Surajpura · ■ Nainpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1199 1014
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 840 975
- Working population 47.1% 52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 116 (79%) · ■ Other work 18 (12%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nainpur
- Jhilwani 336 people
- Chirai Dongri Jar 331 people
- Kurla 325 people
- Pipartola Mal. 316 people
- Tikariya 307 people
- Amakhoh 302 people
- Pipardon 286 people
- Khamhariya 265 people

All 162 villages in Nainpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Surajpura from Mandla? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpura? 310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpura in? Mandla district (Nainpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpura? 67.8% (Census 2011)

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