# Bolav Village, Olpad, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Olpad, Surat 

# Bolav

Bolav is a village in Olpad sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394540**. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 267 households**, the 47th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 267households
- 81.7%literacy
- 394540PIN code

## Bolav PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bolav is 394540.** Bolav falls in Olpad sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394540
- Gram panchayatBolav
- Community development blockOlpad
- Census village code523699

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

## How far is Bolav from nearby towns?

- Olpad (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)40 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 Bolav?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bolav; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Olpad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Bolav known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. About 74% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown, and 426 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 Bolav

Of every 100 households in Bolav in 2011, 89 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bolav · ■ Olpad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**44%

Tap water ****64%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**44%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****57%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bolav?

■ Bolav · ■ Olpad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**916

Working population ****48.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 79.1% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (67%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (13%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Olpad

- Isanpor1,271 people
- Bhandut1,242 people
- Narthan1,237 people
- Kuvad1,226 people
- Sondlakhara1,196 people
- Naghoi1,158 people
- Kareli1,152 people
- Orma1,147 people

[All 103 villages in Olpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolav?394540
- How far is Bolav from Surat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bolav?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolav in?Surat district (Olpad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bolav?81.7% (Census 2011)