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- LGD code
- 524202
- Pincode
- 394315
- Post office
- Palsana (Surat)
- Population
- 1,056
- Households
- 214
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1050 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 427
Census 2011 · in context
How Samrod compares
By population, Samrod ranks #25 of 40 villages in Chorasi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.2%
−10.2% vs mandal average
- Samrod
- 64.2%
- Chorasi mandal
- 74.4%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,050
+325 vs mandal average
- Samrod
- 1,050
- Chorasi mandal
- 725
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Samrod
- 4.9
- Chorasi mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samrod at a glance
Samrod is a village of 1,056 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Chorasi taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 25th-largest of 40 villages in Chorasi taluka. Literacy is 64%, 10 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,050 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394315, served by Palsana (Surat) post office; the LGD village code is 524202. The village votes in Palitana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya. The population is estimated at 1,245 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samrod
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SURAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAMROD
- Total area (ha)
- 194.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 170.21
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samrod
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samrod
- LGD code
- 524202
- Pincode
- 394315
- Post office
- Palsana (Surat)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,056
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,245
- Households
- 214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1050
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palitana
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya
- Block / Mandal
- Chorasi
- Nearest railway station
- Bajud (9.2 km)
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View all 54+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)