# Bhankhod Village, Vav, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Vav, Banas Kantha 

# Bhankhod

Bhankhod is a village in Vav sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385575**. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 111 households**, the 108th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 631people (2011)
- 111households
- 45.7%literacy
- 385575PIN code

## Bhankhod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhankhod is 385575.** Bhankhod falls in Vav sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385575
- Gram panchayatJanavada
- Community development blockVav
- Census village code507446

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

## How far is Bhankhod from nearby towns?

- Vav (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)119 km by road
- Bhabhar (nearest town)31 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 Bhankhod?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhankhod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tithgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vav
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhankhod known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and sesame**. About 81% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bhankhod

Of every 100 households in Bhankhod in 2011, 77 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhankhod · ■ Vav rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**68%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**17%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Bhankhod?

■ Bhankhod · ■ Vav rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**909

Working population ****51.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 32.8% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (28%) · **■** Marginal 58 (18%)

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 Vav

- Motipura715 people
- Rabadi Padar668 people
- Rajpura652 people
- Takhatpura636 people
- Devpura617 people
- Kalyanpura598 people
- Tobha546 people
- Baradvi498 people

[All 121 villages in Vav](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhankhod?385575
- How far is Bhankhod from Palanpur?119 km by road
- What is the population of Bhankhod?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhankhod in?Banas Kantha district (Vav sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bhankhod?45.7% (Census 2011)