# Bilwad Village, Afzalpur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/bilwad-620126/ Village · Afzalpur, Gulbarga # Bilwad Bilwad is a village in Afzalpur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 184 households**, the 60th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,118people (2011) - 184households - 58.7%literacy - 585301PIN code ## Bilwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bilwad is 585301.** Bilwad falls in Afzalpur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585301 - Gram panchayatBilwad - Community development blockAfzalpur - Census village code620126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bilwad from nearby towns? - Afzalpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)65 km by road - Afzalpur (nearest town)12 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 Bilwad? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bilwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Afzalpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Afzalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Afzalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bilwad known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 98% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Bilwad Of every 100 households in Bilwad in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bilwad · ■ Afzalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **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 ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****97%** **64% Television ****17%** **35% Mobile phone ****81%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **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 Bilwad? ■ Bilwad · ■ Afzalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **937 Working population ****46.3%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 43.4% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (70%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Afzalpur - Karbhosga1,202 people - Diksanga1,168 people - Karkanahalli1,162 people - Gobbur1,121 people - Awarad1,102 people - Haliyal1,075 people - Wadhalli1,075 people - Chinmalla1,037 people [All 93 villages in Afzalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bilwad?585301 - How far is Bilwad from Gulbarga?65 km by road - What is the population of Bilwad?1,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bilwad in?Gulbarga district (Afzalpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bilwad?58.7% (Census 2011)