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

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Village · Ghogha, Bhavnagar 

# Kankot

Kankot is a village in Ghogha sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364060**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 292 households**, the 27th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 292households
- 76.5%literacy
- 364060PIN code

## Kankot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankot is 364060.** Kankot falls in Ghogha sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364060
- Gram panchayatKankot
- Community development blockGhogha
- Census village code516289

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

## How far is Kankot from nearby towns?

- Ghogha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhavnagar (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 Kankot?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kankot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Valukad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhavnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kankot known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, ground nut and cotton**. About 89% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Kankot

Of every 100 households in Kankot in 2011, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kankot · ■ Ghogha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

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

**25%

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

**72%

Tap water ****92%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**91%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****49%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**36%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kankot?

■ Kankot · ■ Ghogha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**859

Working population ****45.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.8% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 233 (32%) · **■** Marginal 76 (11%)

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

- Khantadi1,699 people
- Piparala1,671 people
- Sarvadar1,649 people
- Navagam1,605 people
- Mamsa1,303 people
- Lakhanka1,301 people
- Lakadiya1,140 people
- Juna Padar1,094 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankot?364060
- How far is Kankot from Bhavnagar?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kankot?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankot in?Bhavnagar district (Ghogha sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kankot?76.5% (Census 2011)