# Saras Village, Olpad, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/saras/ Village · Olpad, Surat # Saras Saras is a village in Olpad sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394540**. The 2011 Census counted **2,292 people in 523 households**, the 16th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 2,292people (2011) - 523households - 81.4%literacy - 394540PIN code ## Saras PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saras is 394540.** Saras falls in Olpad sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat. - PIN code394540 - Gram panchayatSaras - Community development blockOlpad - Census village code523738 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saras from nearby towns? - Olpad (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Surat (district HQ)23 km by road - Surat (nearest town)23 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 Saras? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Saras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Olpad - ○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 station10+ 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 Saras known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. About 60% of the 1,311 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Saras Of every 100 households in Saras in 2011, 96 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Saras · ■ Olpad rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****59%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **44% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **44% Use banking services ****50%** **58% Television ****49%** **55% Mobile phone ****59%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****30%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **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 Saras? ■ Saras · ■ Olpad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **916 Working population ****52.3%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 75.6% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 478 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 395 (33%) · **■** Marginal 80 (7%) 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 - Masma2,811 people - Dihen2,636 people - Lavachha2,636 people - Paria2,506 people - Umra2,233 people - Siwan2,134 people - Kundiyana2,060 people - Tena1,976 people [All 103 villages in Olpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saras?394540 - How far is Saras from Surat?23 km by road - What is the population of Saras?2,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saras in?Surat district (Olpad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Saras?81.4% (Census 2011)