# Astan Village, Bardoli, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Bardoli, Surat 

# Astan

Astan is a village in Bardoli sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394601**. The 2011 Census counted **3,439 people in 628 households**, the 9th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,439people (2011)
- 628households
- 84.2%literacy
- 394601PIN code

## Astan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astan is 394601.** Astan falls in Bardoli sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394601
- Gram panchayatAstan
- Community development blockBardoli
- Census village code524287

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

## How far is Astan from nearby towns?

- Bardoli (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bardoli (nearest town)3 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 Astan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Astan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bardoli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bardoli
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bardoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Astan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and horticulture**. About 93% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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 Astan

Of every 100 households in Astan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Astan · ■ Bardoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**49%

Tap water ****74%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**60%

Use banking services ****65%**

**48%

Television ****60%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Astan?

■ Astan · ■ Bardoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1338**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**917

Working population ****41.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 82.9% for women. 65% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (44%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 638 (45%) · **■** Marginal 53 (4%)

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 Bardoli

- Mota7,203 people
- Ten6,251 people
- Sarbhon4,476 people
- Varad3,701 people
- Vanskui3,010 people
- Balda2,790 people
- Vadoli2,296 people
- Dhamdod Lumbha2,284 people

[All 84 villages in Bardoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/bardoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astan?394601
- How far is Astan from Surat?30 km by road
- What is the population of Astan?3,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astan in?Surat district (Bardoli sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Astan?84.2% (Census 2011)