# Surjani Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Surjani

Surjani is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 47 households**, the 90th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 230people (2011)
- 47households
- 64.7%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Surjani PIN code and other codes

Surjani falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472326

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

## How far is Surjani from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)21 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 Surjani?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Surjani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Surjani known for?

About 70% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Surjani

Of every 100 households in Surjani in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Surjani · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Surjani?

■ Surjani · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**930

Working population ****61.7%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 62 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 74 (52%)

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 Nalkheda

- Anandikhedi327 people
- Khoriya326 people
- Ramnagar322 people
- Pagariya257 people
- Madhopur215 people
- Sigankheda154 people
- Datya149 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surjani from Shajapur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Surjani?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjani in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surjani?64.7% (Census 2011)