# Bhankhal Village, Ghogha, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghogha, Bhavnagar 

# Bhankhal

Bhankhal is a village in Ghogha sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,089 people in 158 households**, the 32nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,089people (2011)
- 158households
- 75.9%literacy
- 364120PIN code

## Bhankhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhankhal is 364120.** Bhankhal falls in Ghogha sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364120
- Gram panchayatBhankhal
- Community development blockGhogha
- Census village code516333

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

## How far is Bhankhal from nearby towns?

- Ghogha (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)49 km by road
- Alang (nearest town)8 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 Bhankhal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhankhal; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghogha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, 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 Bhankhal known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. Products made here include embroidery & knitting. About 68% of the 879 hectares of village land is sown, and 430 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 Bhankhal

Of every 100 households in Bhankhal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhankhal · ■ Ghogha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**91%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****78%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**36%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhankhal?

■ Bhankhal · ■ Ghogha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**859

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 192 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (30%) · **■** Other work 54 (14%) · **■** Marginal 25 (6%)

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 Ghogha

- Mamsa1,303 people
- Lakhanka1,301 people
- Lakadiya1,140 people
- Juna Padar1,094 people
- Hoidad1,058 people
- Badi1,028 people
- Bhandar1,011 people
- Nathugadh968 people

[All 47 villages in Ghogha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/ghogha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhankhal?364120
- How far is Bhankhal from Bhavnagar?49 km by road
- What is the population of Bhankhal?1,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhankhal in?Bhavnagar district (Ghogha sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bhankhal?75.9% (Census 2011)
