# Bhalar Village, Talaja, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/bhalar/ Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar # Bhalar Bhalar is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364150**. The 2011 Census counted **1,974 people in 382 households**, the 50th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 1,974people (2011) - 382households - 68.4%literacy - 364150PIN code ## Bhalar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhalar is 364150.** Bhalar falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364150 - Gram panchayatBhalar - Community development blockTalaja - Census village code516602 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhalar from nearby towns? - Talaja (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Talaja (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 Bhalar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalar; 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talaja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Talaja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Talaja - ○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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Bhalar known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and pearlmillet/bajra**. Products made here include stoneware. About 87% of the 796 hectares of village land is sown, and 497 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 Bhalar Of every 100 households in Bhalar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhalar · ■ Talaja rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **84% Toilet within the home ****17%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****72%** **42% Television ****25%** **32% Mobile phone ****73%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **15% 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 Bhalar? ■ Bhalar · ■ Talaja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192** **922 Working population ****39.2%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 58.4% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 260 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (28%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 215 (28%) 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 - Methla2,129 people - Kundheli2,120 people - Mota Ghana2,062 people - Sakhvadar2,019 people - Padargadh1,938 people - Padari1,933 people - Devaliya1,923 people - Bharapara1,918 people [All 113 villages in Talaja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalar?364150 - How far is Bhalar from Bhavnagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Bhalar?1,974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalar in?Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bhalar?68.4% (Census 2011)