# Sarajapur Village, Kolaras, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kolaras, Shivpuri 

# Sarajapur

Sarajapur is a village in Kolaras sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,141 people in 287 households**, the 33rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 1,141people (2011)
- 287households
- 64.9%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Sarajapur PIN code and other codes

Sarajapur falls in Kolaras sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKolaras
- Census village code455864

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

## What facilities are there in Sarajapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sarajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolaras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sarajapur known for?

About 52% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Sarajapur

Of every 100 households in Sarajapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarajapur · ■ Kolaras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarajapur?

■ Sarajapur · ■ Kolaras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**911

Working population ****37.9%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 50.1% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (56%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 69 (16%)

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 Kolaras

- Khokar1,178 people
- Amarpur1,165 people
- Sesai Khurd1,164 people
- Netwas1,143 people
- Lilwara1,112 people
- Panwari1,103 people
- Beri Kheda1,098 people
- Ladkaran1,055 people

[All 215 villages in Kolaras](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarajapur?1,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarajapur in?Shivpuri district (Kolaras sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarajapur?64.9% (Census 2011)