# Balagam Village, Keshod, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Keshod, Junagadh 

# Balagam

Balagam is a village in Keshod sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362220**. The 2011 Census counted **5,187 people in 1,126 households**, the 4th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 5,187people (2011)
- 1,126households
- 69.2%literacy
- 362220PIN code

## Balagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balagam is 362220.** Balagam falls in Keshod sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362220
- Gram panchayatBalagam
- Community development blockKeshod
- Census village code514721

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

## How far is Balagam from nearby towns?

- Keshod (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)46 km by road
- Bantwa (nearest town)13 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 Balagam?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Balagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Keshod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Keshod
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Balagam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and cotton**. About 91% of the 2,290 hectares of village land is sown, and 521 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 Balagam

Of every 100 households in Balagam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balagam · ■ Keshod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**37%

Tap water ****78%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**60%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**72%

Television ****48%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**39%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Balagam?

■ Balagam · ■ Keshod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**903

Working population ****46.7%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.2% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 667 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 685 (28%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 297 (12%) · **■** Marginal 751 (31%)

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 Keshod

- Ajab8,026 people
- Mesvan6,191 people
- Agatrai5,318 people
- Bamnasa5,032 people
- Shergadh4,755 people
- Kevadra4,513 people
- Sondarda3,960 people

[All 53 villages in Keshod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/keshod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balagam?362220
- How far is Balagam from Junagadh?46 km by road
- What is the population of Balagam?5,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagam in?Junagadh district (Keshod sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Balagam?69.2% (Census 2011)