# Erthan Village, Palsana, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Palsana, Surat 

# Erthan

Erthan is a village in Palsana sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394540**. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 193 households**, the 38th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 845people (2011)
- 193households
- 60.8%literacy
- 394540PIN code

## Erthan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code394540
- Gram panchayatErthan
- Community development blockPalsana
- Census village code524235

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

## How far is Erthan from nearby towns?

- Palsana (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)27 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)27 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 Erthan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Erthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chalthan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palsana
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palsana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Erthan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and wheat**. About 92% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Erthan

Of every 100 households in Erthan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Erthan · ■ Palsana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**25%

Tap water ****30%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**48%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**29%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****44%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Erthan?

■ Erthan · ■ Palsana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**942

Working population ****54.3%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (21%) · **■** Marginal 170 (37%)

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

- Isroli969 people
- Makhinga874 people
- Kharbhasi849 people
- Tantizaghda847 people
- Siyod758 people
- Pardipata623 people
- Sedhav596 people
- Bhutpor591 people

[All 46 villages in Palsana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/palsana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erthan?394540
- How far is Erthan from Surat?27 km by road
- What is the population of Erthan?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erthan in?Surat district (Palsana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Erthan?60.8% (Census 2011)