Village · Garhakota, Sagar # Surajpura Surajpura is a village in Garhakota sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 605 people in 138 households, the 51st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 605 people (2011) - 138 households - 75.3% literacy - 891 females per 1,000 males ## Surajpura PIN code and other codes Surajpura falls in Garhakota sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Rehli - Census village code 461049 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Surajpura from nearby towns? - Garhakota (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Sagar (district HQ) 51 km by road - Garhakota (nearest town) 6 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 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Garhakota - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 6 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? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 95% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Surajpura Of every 100 households in Surajpura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surajpura · ■ Garhakota rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 73% - Toilet within the home 1% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 85% 23% - Television 10% 22% - Mobile phone 33% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 49% 40% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Surajpura? ■ Surajpura · ■ Garhakota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.3% 71.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1065 922 - Working population 51.6% 42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 61.4% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 42 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 92 (29%) · ■ Other work 46 (15%) · ■ Marginal 128 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Garhakota - Pahred 675 people - Bamnoda 662 people - Pipariya Ghat 644 people - Madho 643 people - Badipura 593 people - Belai 579 people - Chandrapura 572 people - Kunwarpur 561 people All 109 villages in Garhakota ## Other places named Surajpura - Surajpura · Village, Suryapura, Rohtas · 6,347 people - Surajpura · Village, Basantpur, Siwan · 5,914 people - Surajpura · Village, Bhagwanpur, Begusarai · 3,904 people - Surajpura · Village, Padma, Hazaribagh · 2,751 people - Surajpura · Village, Dausa, Dausa · 1,923 people - Surajpura · Village, Bhatapara, Raipur · 1,752 people ## Quick answers - How far is Surajpura from Sagar? 51 km by road - What is the population of Surajpura? 605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surajpura in? Sagar district (Garhakota sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Surajpura? 75.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/garhakota/surajpura/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.