# Algat Village, Mahuva, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahuva, Surat 

# Algat

Algat is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394246**. The 2011 Census counted **1,495 people in 358 households**, the 40th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,495people (2011)
- 358households
- 75.6%literacy
- 394246PIN code

## Algat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Algat is 394246.** Algat falls in Mahuva sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394246
- Gram panchayatAlgat
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code524393

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

## How far is Algat from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)62 km by road
- Bardoli (nearest town)27 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 Algat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Valvada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karcheliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Algat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and vegetables**. About 88% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Algat

Of every 100 households in Algat in 2011, 65 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Algat · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**65%

Tap water ****3%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**82%

Use banking services ****56%**

**53%

Television ****28%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Algat?

■ Algat · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**950

Working population ****50.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 69.2% for women. 69% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (10%) · **■** Marginal 231 (31%)

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 Mahuva

- Puna1,565 people
- Fulvadi1,549 people
- Ghadoi1,520 people
- Kumkotar1,515 people
- Kadhaiya1,494 people
- Dholikui1,480 people
- Gopla1,395 people
- Sanvalla1,299 people

[All 69 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Algat?394246
- How far is Algat from Surat?62 km by road
- What is the population of Algat?1,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Algat in?Surat district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Algat?75.6% (Census 2011)