# Surka Village, Gadhada, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/gadhada/surka/ Village · Gadhada, Bhavnagar # Surka Surka is a village in Gadhada sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364765**. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 321 households**, the 38th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 1,601people (2011) - 321households - 66.3%literacy - 364765PIN code ## Surka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Surka is 364765.** Surka falls in Gadhada sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364765 - Gram panchayatSurka - Community development blockGadhada - Census village code516125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surka from nearby towns? - Gadhada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)70 km by road - Gadhada (nearest town)8 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 Surka? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Surka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadhada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadhada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadhada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Surka known for? The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 77% of the 779 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Surka Of every 100 households in Surka in 2011, 92 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Surka · ■ Gadhada rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****51%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **59% Tap water ****73%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **78% Use banking services ****26%** **45% Television ****61%** **50% Mobile phone ****73%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****41%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **15% Own their home ****95%** **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 Surka? ■ Surka · ■ Gadhada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **910 Working population ****34.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (47%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Gadhada - Sakhpar Mota1,824 people - Chabhadiya1,687 people - Nana Umarda1,660 people - Vanali1,633 people - Sitapar1,568 people - Bhandariya1,564 people - Ishvariya1,545 people - Anida1,480 people [All 73 villages in Gadhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/gadhada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surka?364765 - How far is Surka from Bhavnagar?70 km by road - What is the population of Surka?1,601 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surka in?Bhavnagar district (Gadhada sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Surka?66.3% (Census 2011)