# Eklera Village, Chorasi, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Chorasi, Surat 

# Eklera

Eklera is a village in Chorasi sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394230**. The 2011 Census counted **839 people in 168 households**, the 29th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 839people (2011)
- 168households
- 80.4%literacy
- 394230PIN code

## Eklera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Eklera is 394230.** Eklera falls in Chorasi sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394230
- Gram panchayatBhanodra
- Community development blockChorasi
- Census village code524190

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

## How far is Eklera from nearby towns?

- Chorasi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)18 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)18 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 Eklera?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Eklera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sachin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chorasi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Eklera known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and vegetables**. About 85% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Eklera

Of every 100 households in Eklera in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Eklera · ■ Chorasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**29%

Use banking services ****26%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**34%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****37%**

**15%

Own their home ****89%**

**64%

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 Eklera?

■ Eklera · ■ Chorasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**725

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**936

Working population ****38.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 75.1% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (58%) · **■** Other work 81 (25%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Chorasi

- Samrod1,056 people
- Popda1,017 people
- Bhatia963 people
- Malgama960 people
- Timbarva600 people
- Vedchha514 people
- Khambhasla452 people
- Goja357 people

[All 40 villages in Chorasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/chorasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Eklera?394230
- How far is Eklera from Surat?18 km by road
- What is the population of Eklera?839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklera in?Surat district (Chorasi sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Eklera?80.4% (Census 2011)