# Dastan Village, Palsana, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/palsana/dastan/ Village · Palsana, Surat # Dastan Dastan is a village in Palsana sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,967 people in 425 households**, the 13th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,967people (2011) - 425households - 71.9%literacy - 394310PIN code ## Dastan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dastan is 394310.** Dastan falls in Palsana sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat. - PIN code394310 - Gram panchayatDastan - Community development blockPalsana - Census village code524219 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dastan from nearby towns? - Palsana (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Surat (district HQ)25 km by road - Bardoli (nearest town)8 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 Dastan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dastan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bardoli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bardoli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palsana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Dastan known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. Products made here include cloth and furniture. About 86% of the 736 hectares of village land is sown, and 582 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 Dastan Of every 100 households in Dastan in 2011, 62 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Dastan · ■ Palsana rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **81% Toilet within the home ****27%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **25% Tap water ****75%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **48% Use banking services ****32%** **41% Television ****41%** **41% Mobile phone ****37%** **46% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **8% None of these assets ****51%** **34% Own their home ****88%** **77% 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 Dastan? ■ Dastan · ■ Palsana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **863 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **942 Working population ****53.3%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 68.8% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 139 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 780 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Palsana - Malekpor2,531 people - Tundi2,282 people - Ambheti2,202 people - Antroli2,114 people - Pisad1,898 people - Puni1,843 people - Lingad1,779 people - Jolva1,754 people [All 46 villages in Palsana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/palsana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dastan?394310 - How far is Dastan from Surat?25 km by road - What is the population of Dastan?1,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dastan in?Surat district (Palsana sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Dastan?71.9% (Census 2011)