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About Pinjrat Village

Pinjrat is one of the larger villages in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,799, made up of 2,962 males and 2,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3382.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 395005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinjrat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinjrat village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 395005
Area (hectares) 3382.61 hectares
Population 5,799
Male Population 2,962
Female Population 2,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinjrat compares

By the 2011 count Pinjrat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 3382.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pinjrat

Pinjrat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pinjrat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pinjrat from other places

Pinjrat lies about 18 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bhesan, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pinjrat
Nearest railway station Bhesan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Olpad 13 km
District headquarters Surat 18 km

Villages closest to Pinjrat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Olpad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pinjrat

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinjrat village had a population of 5,799. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Pinjrat village has 2,962 males and 2,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinjrat has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pinjrat is 395005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinjrat covers 3382.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pinjrat falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pinjrat is Bhesan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pinjrat.

Pinjrat is about 18 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinjrat is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Bhesan is about 12 km away. Olpad is about 13 km away. Surat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandut (2.7 km), Barbodhan (5.8 km) and Kundiyana (6.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pinjrat today is likely to be higher.

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