# Surla Village, Bicholim, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bicholim, North Goa 

# Surla

Surla is a village in Bicholim sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403505**. The 2011 Census counted **3,818 people in 836 households**, the 4th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.8%.

- 3,818people (2011)
- 836households
- 89.1%literacy
- 403505PIN code

## Surla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surla is 403505.** Surla falls in Bicholim sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403505
- Community development blockBicholim
- Census village code626761

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

## How far is Surla from nearby towns?

- Bicholim (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sanquelim (nearest town)10 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 Surla?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Surla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanquelim
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sanquelim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bicholim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Surla known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include iron ore and liquor. About 37% of the 1,694 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Surla

Of every 100 households in Surla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Surla · ■ Bicholim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**37%

Tap water ****62%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**39%

Use banking services ****85%**

**77%

Television ****77%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**14%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****85%**

**88%

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 Surla?

■ Surla · ■ Bicholim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**87.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**986

Working population ****37.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.9% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,019 (71%) · **■** Marginal 282 (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 Bicholim

- Maem7,544 people
- Latambarcem6,722 people
- Mulgao3,892 people
- Sarvona3,586 people
- Salem3,427 people
- Cudnem3,308 people
- Amone2,963 people

[All 22 villages in Bicholim](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/bicholim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surla?403505
- How far is Surla from Panaji?42 km by road
- What is the population of Surla?3,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surla in?North Goa district (Bicholim sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Surla?89.1% (Census 2011)
