# Bhankh Village, Upleta, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Upleta, Rajkot 

# Bhankh

Bhankh is a village in Upleta sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **360490**. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 215 households**, the 37th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 942people (2011)
- 215households
- 73.0%literacy
- 360490PIN code

## Bhankh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhankh is 360490.** Bhankh falls in Upleta sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat.

- PIN code360490
- Gram panchayatBhankh
- Community development blockUpleta
- Census village code513333

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

## How far is Bhankh from nearby towns?

- Upleta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Rajkot (district HQ)128 km by road
- Bhayavadar (nearest town)11 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 Bhankh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhankh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Upleta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Upleta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Upleta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Bhankh known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and cumin**. About 61% of the 1,370 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Bhankh

Of every 100 households in Bhankh in 2011, 86 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhankh · ■ Upleta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**68%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****47%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

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 Bhankh?

■ Bhankh · ■ Upleta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**882

Working population ****65.9%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 68.2% for women. 74% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 251 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (46%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%)

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 Upleta

- Rabarika1,202 people
- Gadhala1,189 people
- Jal990 people
- Sajdiyali984 people
- Vadla916 people
- Rajpara878 people
- Gadhethal724 people
- Hariyasan660 people

[All 49 villages in Upleta](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhankh?360490
- How far is Bhankh from Rajkot?128 km by road
- What is the population of Bhankh?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhankh in?Rajkot district (Upleta sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bhankh?73.0% (Census 2011)
