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About Surajpura Village

Surajpura is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 178 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.58 hectares hectares.

Surajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 191.58 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 178
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surajpura compares

By the 2011 count Surajpura is the 141st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 191.58 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Surajpura

Surajpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surajpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 28 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 45 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
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 8.5 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 45 km

Villages closest to Surajpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jirapur 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 357. That makes it the 141st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Surajpura village has 178 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpura has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Surajpura covers 191.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surajpura falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surajpura is Karanwas, about 45 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Surajpura is about 28 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajpura is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 8.5 km away. Rajgarh is about 28 km away. Karanwas is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagapura (under 2 km), Abhepura (under 2 km) and Gagorni (1.8 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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