# Balkas Village, Olpad, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/balkas/ Village · Olpad, Surat # Balkas Balkas is a village in Olpad sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394540**. The 2011 Census counted **846 people in 190 households**, the 71st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 846people (2011) - 190households - 78.0%literacy - 394540PIN code ## Balkas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balkas is 394540.** Balkas falls in Olpad sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat. - PIN code394540 - Gram panchayatBalkas - Community development blockOlpad - Census village code523763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balkas from nearby towns? - Olpad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Surat (district HQ)12 km by road - Surat (nearest town)12 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 Balkas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balkas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talad - ○Degree college10+ km · Surat - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Olpad - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Balkas known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. About 83% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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 Balkas Of every 100 households in Balkas in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Balkas · ■ Olpad rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****46%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **44% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **44% Use banking services ****52%** **58% Television ****60%** **55% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **8% None of these assets ****24%** **20% Own their home ****93%** **85% 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 Balkas? ■ Balkas · ■ Olpad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **916 Working population ****52.8%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 68 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (38%) · **■** Other work 139 (31%) · **■** Marginal 71 (16%) 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 Olpad - Koba939 people - Asnabad870 people - Kunkni856 people - Pardi Koba854 people - Gola832 people - Simalthu820 people - Segwasyadla805 people - Sarsana754 people [All 103 villages in Olpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balkas?394540 - How far is Balkas from Surat?12 km by road - What is the population of Balkas?846 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkas in?Surat district (Olpad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Balkas?78.0% (Census 2011)