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

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Village · Olpad, Surat 

# Dandi

Dandi is a village in Olpad sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394540**. The 2011 Census counted **3,310 people in 687 households**, the 9th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 3,310people (2011)
- 687households
- 91.3%literacy
- 394540PIN code

## Dandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code394540
- Gram panchayatDandi
- Community development blockOlpad
- Census village code523740

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

## How far is Dandi from nearby towns?

- Olpad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)25 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)25 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 Dandi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Olpad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Olpad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Dandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, rice and vegetables**. About 1% of the 6,917 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dandi

Of every 100 households in Dandi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dandi · ■ Olpad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**44%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****62%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Dandi?

■ Dandi · ■ Olpad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**916

Working population ****35.9%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.6% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 945 (80%) · **■** Marginal 221 (19%)

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

- Mulad3,755 people
- Mor3,720 people
- Kathodra3,628 people
- Barbodhan3,358 people
- Sandhiyer3,207 people
- Gothan3,035 people
- Masma2,811 people
- Dihen2,636 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandi?394540
- How far is Dandi from Surat?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dandi?3,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandi in?Surat district (Olpad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dandi?91.3% (Census 2011)