# Bhakodar Village, Dantiwada, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Dantiwada, Banas Kantha 

# Bhakodar

Bhakodar is a village in Dantiwada sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385505**. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 160 households**, the 43rd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 905people (2011)
- 160households
- 57.9%literacy
- 385505PIN code

## Bhakodar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakodar is 385505.** Bhakodar falls in Dantiwada sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385505
- Gram panchayatBhakodar
- Community development blockDantiwada
- Census village code507721

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

## How far is Bhakodar from nearby towns?

- Dantiwada (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)24 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 Bhakodar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakodar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dantiwada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dantiwada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dantiwada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Bhakodar known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, clusterbean and rapeseed**. About 85% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Bhakodar

Of every 100 households in Bhakodar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhakodar · ■ Dantiwada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****95%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****76%**

**62%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Bhakodar?

■ Bhakodar · ■ Dantiwada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**891

Working population ****30.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 43.4% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (16%) · **■** Household industry 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 33 (12%) · **■** Marginal 60 (22%)

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 Dantiwada

- Lakhanasar988 people
- Santarwada984 people
- Gangudara983 people
- Bhilachal956 people
- Marwada847 people
- Vadvas844 people
- Vavdhara792 people
- Kotda712 people

[All 57 villages in Dantiwada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dantiwada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakodar?385505
- How far is Bhakodar from Palanpur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakodar?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakodar in?Banas Kantha district (Dantiwada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakodar?57.9% (Census 2011)
