# Bhilachal Village, Dantiwada, Banas Kantha (Gujarat)

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Village · Dantiwada, Banas Kantha 

# Bhilachal

Bhilachal is a village in Dantiwada sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385505**. The 2011 Census counted **956 people in 167 households**, the 42nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 956people (2011)
- 167households
- 55.6%literacy
- 385505PIN code

## Bhilachal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code385505
- Gram panchayatBhilachal
- Community development blockDantiwada
- Census village code507713

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

## How far is Bhilachal from nearby towns?

- Dantiwada (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)45 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 Bhilachal?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bhilachal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jegol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantiwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantiwada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bhilachal known for?

The main crops are **castor, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat**. About 24% of the 1,195 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Bhilachal

Of every 100 households in Bhilachal in 2011, 37 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhilachal · ■ Dantiwada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****71%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhilachal?

■ Bhilachal · ■ Dantiwada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**891

Working population ****37.8%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 47.8% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (52%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Nandotra1,017 people
- Lakhanasar988 people
- Santarwada984 people
- Gangudara983 people
- Bhakodar905 people
- Marwada847 people
- Vadvas844 people
- Vavdhara792 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhilachal?385505
- How far is Bhilachal from Palanpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhilachal?956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhilachal in?Banas Kantha district (Dantiwada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bhilachal?55.6% (Census 2011)