# Lakhanka Village, Gadhada, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Gadhada, Bhavnagar 

# Lakhanka

Lakhanka is a village in Gadhada sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364765**. The 2011 Census counted **4,652 people in 884 households**, the 7th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 4,652people (2011)
- 884households
- 71.6%literacy
- 364765PIN code

## Lakhanka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lakhanka is 364765.** Lakhanka falls in Gadhada sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364765
- Gram panchayatLakhanka
- Community development blockGadhada
- Census village code516142

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

## How far is Lakhanka from nearby towns?

- Gadhada (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Gadhada (nearest town)10 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 Lakhanka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadhada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadhada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadhada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Lakhanka known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 72% of the 2,115 hectares of village land is sown, and 900 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 Lakhanka

Of every 100 households in Lakhanka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lakhanka · ■ Gadhada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**59%

Tap water ****93%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**78%

Use banking services ****76%**

**45%

Television ****63%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**38%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Lakhanka?

■ Lakhanka · ■ Gadhada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**910

Working population ****35.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 477 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 809 (48%) · **■** Marginal 121 (7%)

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 Gadhada

- Tatam6,003 people
- Goradka5,449 people
- Mandavdhar5,394 people
- Jalalpur4,950 people
- Ningala4,472 people
- Rampara3,906 people
- Itariya3,398 people
- Vavdi3,239 people

[All 73 villages in Gadhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/gadhada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lakhanka?364765
- How far is Lakhanka from Bhavnagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhanka?4,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhanka in?Bhavnagar district (Gadhada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhanka?71.6% (Census 2011)