# Bhankalga Village, Afzalpur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Afzalpur, Gulbarga 

# Bhankalga

Bhankalga is a village in Afzalpur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,273 people in 229 households**, the 51st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,273people (2011)
- 229households
- 60.0%literacy
- 585301PIN code

## Bhankalga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhankalga is 585301.** Bhankalga falls in Afzalpur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585301
- Gram panchayatAlgi
- Community development blockAfzalpur
- Census village code620102

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

## How far is Bhankalga from nearby towns?

- Afzalpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)64 km by road
- Afzalpur (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 Bhankalga?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhankalga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Afzalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Afzalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Afzalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bhankalga known for?

The main crops are **tur dal**. About 96% of the 809 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bhankalga

Of every 100 households in Bhankalga in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhankalga · ■ Afzalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**64%

Television ****26%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Bhankalga?

■ Bhankalga · ■ Afzalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**937

Working population ****53.6%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 48.6% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (42%) · **■** Other work 89 (13%) · **■** Marginal 227 (33%)

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 Afzalpur

- Ingalgi1,434 people
- Sagnur1,385 people
- Sidnur1,379 people
- Kodagnur1,350 people
- Awarhalli1,220 people
- Soan1,208 people
- Kekarsawalgi1,206 people
- Guolnur1,205 people

[All 93 villages in Afzalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhankalga?585301
- How far is Bhankalga from Gulbarga?64 km by road
- What is the population of Bhankalga?1,273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhankalga in?Gulbarga district (Afzalpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bhankalga?60.0% (Census 2011)
