# Bhalgam Village, Wankaner, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/wankaner/bhalgam/ Village · Wankaner, Rajkot # Bhalgam Bhalgam is a village in Wankaner sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **363621**. The 2011 Census counted **1,829 people in 288 households**, the 32nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 1,829people (2011) - 288households - 72.1%literacy - 363621PIN code ## Bhalgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhalgam is 363621.** Bhalgam falls in Wankaner sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat. - PIN code363621 - Gram panchayatBhalgam - Community development blockWankaner - Census village code512861 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhalgam from nearby towns? - Wankaner (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Rajkot (district HQ)36 km by road - Wankaner (nearest town)22 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 Bhalgam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalgam; 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 - ●Private 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chotila - ○Degree college10+ km · Wankaner - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajkot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Bhalgam known for? The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and sorghum**. About 48% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Bhalgam Of every 100 households in Bhalgam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhalgam · ■ Wankaner rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **85% Toilet within the home ****18%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **77% Tap water ****68%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****50%** **55% Television ****29%** **31% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **13% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Bhalgam? ■ Bhalgam · ■ Wankaner rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **929 Working population ****43.2%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 62.0% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 30 (4%) 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 Wankaner - Kerala2,045 people - Ol1,985 people - Bhojpara1,956 people - Thikariyala1,890 people - Ranekpar1,809 people - Amarsar1,761 people - Bhimguda1,718 people - Khakhana1,684 people [All 99 villages in Wankaner](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/wankaner/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalgam?363621 - How far is Bhalgam from Rajkot?36 km by road - What is the population of Bhalgam?1,829 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalgam in?Rajkot district (Wankaner sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bhalgam?72.1% (Census 2011)