# Bakhalka Village, Talaja, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/bakhalka/ Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar # Bakhalka Bakhalka is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,510 people in 250 households**, the 69th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 1,510people (2011) - 250households - 79.3%literacy - 364140PIN code ## Bakhalka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakhalka is 364140.** Bakhalka falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364140 - Gram panchayatBakhalka - Community development blockTalaja - Census village code516559 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakhalka from nearby towns? - Talaja (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)52 km by road - Palitana (nearest town)14 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 Bakhalka? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhalka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talaja - ○Degree college10+ km · Palitana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palitana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Bakhalka known for? The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and ground nut**. About 60% of the 966 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Bakhalka Of every 100 households in Bakhalka in 2011, 80 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bakhalka · ■ Talaja rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **78% Tap water ****96%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****12%** **42% Television ****18%** **32% Mobile phone ****52%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bakhalka? ■ Bakhalka · ■ Talaja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **922 Working population ****47.9%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (8%) · **■** Marginal 174 (24%) 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 Talaja - Bapada1,624 people - Nani Babariyat1,569 people - Bela1,521 people - Samadhiyala1,514 people - Belada1,486 people - Navi Kamrol1,441 people - Valar1,416 people - Dantrad1,415 people [All 113 villages in Talaja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakhalka?364140 - How far is Bakhalka from Bhavnagar?52 km by road - What is the population of Bakhalka?1,510 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakhalka in?Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bakhalka?79.3% (Census 2011)