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About Surajpura Village

Surajpura is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 54 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.78 hectares hectares.

Surajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 394.78 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 54
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surajpura compares

By the 2011 count Surajpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 394.78 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Surajpura

Surajpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surajpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surajpura from other places

Surajpura lies about 34 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 5.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Surajpura
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 14 km
Nearest town Umaria 33 km
District headquarters Katni 34 km

Villages closest to Surajpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Surajpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajpura village had a population of 111. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Surajpura village has 54 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpura has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Surajpura covers 394.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surajpura falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surajpura is Pipariya Kalan, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surajpura.

Surajpura is about 34 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajpura is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 5.2 km away. Barhi is about 14 km away. Umaria is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadawan (under 2 km), Mohni (under 2 km) and Chhindahai Pipariya (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Surajpura today is likely to be higher.

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