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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/dihen/

Village · Olpad, Surat 

# Dihen

Dihen is a village in Olpad sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **395005**. The 2011 Census counted **2,636 people in 554 households**, the 13th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 2,636people (2011)
- 554households
- 81.4%literacy
- 395005PIN code

## Dihen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dihen is 395005.** Dihen falls in Olpad sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code395005
- Gram panchayatDihen
- Community development blockOlpad
- Census village code523782

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

## How far is Dihen from nearby towns?

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

17 services counted by the Census are inside Dihen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Surat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Olpad
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dihen known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. About 83% of the 1,282 hectares of village land is sown, and 759 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 Dihen

Of every 100 households in Dihen in 2011, 84 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dihen · ■ Olpad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**44%

Tap water ****94%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**44%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****57%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dihen?

■ Dihen · ■ Olpad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**916

Working population ****53.0%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 409 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (19%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 378 (27%) · **■** Marginal 325 (23%)

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

- Dandi3,310 people
- Sandhiyer3,207 people
- Gothan3,035 people
- Masma2,811 people
- Lavachha2,636 people
- Paria2,506 people
- Saras2,292 people
- Umra2,233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dihen?395005
- How far is Dihen from Surat?16 km by road
- What is the population of Dihen?2,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dihen in?Surat district (Olpad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dihen?81.4% (Census 2011)
