Village · Murtijapur, Akola
# Sanjapur

Sanjapur is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,087 people in 249 households, the 34th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.
- 1,087 people (2011)
- 249 households
- 88.5% literacy
- 952 females per 1,000 males

## Sanjapur PIN code and other codes

Sanjapur falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Murtijapur
- Census village code 530200

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sanjapur from nearby towns?
- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Akola (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sanjapur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sanjapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sirso
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hendaj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sanjapur known for?

About 89% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sanjapur

Of every 100 households in Sanjapur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanjapur · ■ Murtijapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 78%
- Toilet within the home 57% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 43% 65%
- Tap water 36% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 89%
- Use banking services 49% 64%
- Television 39% 34%
- Mobile phone 36% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 39%
- Own their home 95% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sanjapur?

■ Sanjapur · ■ Murtijapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.5% 88.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1140 934
- Working population 36.9% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 83.6% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 72 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 178 (44%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (4%) · ■ Marginal 129 (32%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Murtijapur
- Pohi 1,154 people
- Borgaon 1,149 people
- Bapori 1,145 people
- Khaparwada 1,144 people
- Shelu Najik 1,055 people
- Rajura Ghate 1,054 people
- Sonori 1,000 people
- Matoda 988 people

All 163 villages in Murtijapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Sanjapur from Akola? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Sanjapur? 1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanjapur in? Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sanjapur? 88.5% (Census 2011)

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