# Sarai Kanpa Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/sarai-kanpa/ Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol # Sarai Kanpa Sarai Kanpa is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,762 people in 616 households**, the 14th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 2,762people (2011) - 616households - 68.7%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Sarai Kanpa PIN code and other codes Sarai Kanpa falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code501494 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarai Kanpa from nearby towns? - Shahdol (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)25 km by road - Burhar (nearest town)3 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 Sarai Kanpa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarai Kanpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bodar - ○Degree college10+ km · Rewa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sarai Kanpa known for? About 59% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Sarai Kanpa Of every 100 households in Sarai Kanpa in 2011, 64 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarai Kanpa · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **51% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **95% Use banking services ****44%** **67% Television ****28%** **15% Mobile phone ****35%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Sarai Kanpa? ■ Sarai Kanpa · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **62.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **965 Working population ****38.1%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 480 (46%) · **■** Marginal 425 (40%) 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 Sohagpur - Chatwai3,112 people - Rampur3,075 people - Sirouja2,921 people - Jamui2,765 people - Batura2,726 people - Mithauri2,705 people - Kanchanpur2,616 people - Bartara2,597 people [All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarai Kanpa from Shahdol?25 km by road - What is the population of Sarai Kanpa?2,762 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarai Kanpa in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarai Kanpa?68.7% (Census 2011)