Surka is a revenue village in Gadhada taluka, Botad district, Gujarat. It had a population of 1,601 in 321 households (Census 2011).
Gadhada taluka, Botad district, Gujarat.
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Surka is a village in Gadhada taluka, Botad district, Gujarat. At the 2011 Census it had 1,601 people in 321 households, with a literacy rate of 66.3%. It is administered by the Surka gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 364765.
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Surka is in the Surka (સુરકા) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Surka ranks #38 of 73 inhabited villages in Gadhada taluka.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Surka is a village of 1,601 people in 321 households (Census 2011) in Gadhada taluka, Botad district, Gujarat, the 38th of 73 inhabited villages in Gadhada taluka by population. Literacy is 66.3%, 4.1 points below the taluka figure of 70.3%, and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 364765, served by Surka post office; the LGD village code is 516125. The population is estimated at about 1,960 in 2026 (+22.6% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
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Post office: Surka
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Gujarat's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+22.6%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Botad district, not figures for Surka.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Botad district, not figures for Surka.
99,640 of 99,640 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 187 habitation rows in 4 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 76,228 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 2 km, from the village's own post office in India Post's directory — not the exact site of Surka. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Surka · 22.0234° N, 71.6651° E
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Surka isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Gadhada taluka, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
ADITYA COMPLEX, BOTAD ROAD ,BEHIND M.M. HIGH SCHOOL, GADHADA,DIST. BHAVNAGAR , GUJARAT , PIN 364750.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GRD FLOOR KHODIYAR CHAMBER GADHADA BOTAD STATE HIGHWAY GADHADA GADHADA GUJARAT 364750
Bank · No map location — listed by district
NEAR SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE,GADHADASWAMINA 364750 DIST BHAVNAGAR
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PRAVIN BHUVAN,OPP OLD BUS STAND,BOTAD ROAD,GADHADA 364750
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Surka is a village in Gadhada taluka of Botad district, Gujarat, India.
Surka is in Botad district of Gujarat.
Surka comes under the Surka gram panchayat.
The pincode of Surka, Gadhada, Botad is 364765.
As per the 2011 Census, Surka had a population of 1,601 (818 males and 783 females).
Surka had 321 households at the 2011 Census.
Surka covers about 779 hectares.
The literacy rate of Surka was 66.3% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Surka had 957 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Surka is in the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya (Nimuben Bambhaniya) (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seat, which includes Surka, in 2024.
Surka is in the Botad assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai (Aam Aadmi Party) won the Botad assembly seat, which includes Surka, in 2022.
Surka is in the Gadhada (ગઢડા) development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Surka is 516125 and its Census 2011 village code is 516125.
Villages near Surka include Ugamedi (about 3.5 km), Tatam (about 5.5 km), Nagalpar (about 12 km), Lathidad (about 14 km), Dhinkwali (about 16 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Surka's Census 2011 population of 1,601 by Gujarat's official RGI projection (+22.6% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,960 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Surka has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
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Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Botad district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajra(Pearl Millet/Cumbu) | Botad APMC | 2,450 | 2,665 | 2,610 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole) | Botad APMC | 5,750 | 7,015 | 6,435 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Black Gram(Urd Beans)(Whole) · Local | Botad APMC | 8,750 | 9,225 | 9,040 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Corriander seed | Botad APMC | 10,000 | 13,225 | 11,665 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cotton · Cotton (Unginned) | Botad(Bhabarkot) APMC | 8,750 | 9,650 | 9,250 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cotton · Cotton (Unginned) | Botad(Haddad) APMC | 8,750 | 9,850 | 9,350 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cummin Seed(Jeera) | Botad APMC | 22,500 | 25,125 | 23,865 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Groundnut · Local | Botad APMC | 5,500 | 7,800 | 6,700 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Surka's shops. Best mandi price near Surka →
Distances are approximate (the village's own post office in India Post's directory).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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