# Surajpura Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh 

# Surajpura

Surajpura is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 221 households**, the 71st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 799people (2011)
- 221households
- 52.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Surajpura PIN code and other codes

Surajpura falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJirapur
- Census village code478902

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

## How far is Surajpura from nearby towns?

- Jirapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jirapur (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 Surajpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jirapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jirapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Surajpura known for?

About 45% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Surajpura

Of every 100 households in Surajpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajpura · ■ Jirapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**23%

Television ****31%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Surajpura?

■ Surajpura · ■ Jirapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**923

Working population ****61.7%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 38.9% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 468 (95%)

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 Jirapur

- Goriya Kheda841 people
- Baori Kheda831 people
- Barkhedi Umat802 people
- Barman Khedi801 people
- Harigarh798 people
- Mukundpura784 people
- Sundarpura740 people
- Malharpura736 people

[All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surajpura from Rajgarh?40 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpura?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpura in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpura?52.8% (Census 2011)