# Bhalgam Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/bhalgam/ Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Bhalgam Bhalgam is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385421**. The 2011 Census counted **2,899 people in 547 households**, the 28th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 2,899people (2011) - 547households - 58.1%literacy - 385421PIN code ## Bhalgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhalgam is 385421.** Bhalgam falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385421 - Gram panchayatBhalgam - Community development blockKankrej - Census village code508574 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhalgam from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)92 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)5 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 Bhalgam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Bhalgam known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and moth bean**. About 90% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Bhalgam Of every 100 households in Bhalgam in 2011, 53 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bhalgam · ■ Kankrej rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **55% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****63%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **46% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****63%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Bhalgam? ■ Bhalgam · ■ Kankrej rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **892 Working population ****53.8%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 43.7% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 385 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (30%) · **■** Other work 218 (14%) · **■** Marginal 492 (32%) 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 Kankrej - Tatiyana3,109 people - Totana3,093 people - Nathpura3,091 people - Adhgam2,985 people - Manpur2,893 people - Ranakpur2,783 people - Arniwada2,722 people - Ruvel2,712 people [All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalgam?385421 - How far is Bhalgam from Palanpur?92 km by road - What is the population of Bhalgam?2,899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalgam in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bhalgam?58.1% (Census 2011)