# Surjagad Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Surjagad

Surjagad is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 42 households**, the 133rd largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 184people (2011)
- 42households
- 56.9%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Surjagad PIN code and other codes

Surjagad falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539606

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

## How far is Surjagad from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)146 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)146 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 Surjagad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Surjagad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Etapalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Surjagad known for?

About 5% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Surjagad

Of every 100 households in Surjagad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surjagad · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Surjagad?

■ Surjagad · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**970

Working population ****66.3%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 25 (20%)

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 Etapalli

- Gundjur188 people
- Kornar188 people
- Hindur184 people
- Kohaka184 people
- Pandelwahi183 people
- Zurri S.180 people
- Pusumpalli176 people
- Rekameta176 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surjagad from Gadchiroli?146 km by road
- What is the population of Surjagad?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjagad in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Surjagad?56.9% (Census 2011)