# Bilkal Village, Sedam, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sedam, Gulbarga 

# Bilkal

Bilkal is a village in Sedam sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585318**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 113 households**, the 87th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 677people (2011)
- 113households
- 46.7%literacy
- 585318PIN code

## Bilkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilkal is 585318.** Bilkal falls in Sedam sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585318
- Gram panchayatDugnoor
- Community development blockSedam
- Census village code620556

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

## How far is Bilkal from nearby towns?

- Sedam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)73 km by road
- Sedam (nearest town)23 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 Bilkal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bilkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sedam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sedam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bilkal known for?

The main crops are **bengalgram**. About 79% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bilkal

Of every 100 households in Bilkal in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilkal · ■ Sedam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****85%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**23%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**37%

Television ****10%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Bilkal?

■ Bilkal · ■ Sedam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1447**

**980

Working population ****63.7%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 34.5% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 102 (24%)

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 Sedam

- Hoshalli704 people
- Shankerajpur695 people
- Taranhalli691 people
- Yadhalli681 people
- Mushthalli674 people
- Surwar643 people
- Madhwar586 people
- Satpatanhalli582 people

[All 117 villages in Sedam](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/sedam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilkal?585318
- How far is Bilkal from Gulbarga?73 km by road
- What is the population of Bilkal?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilkal in?Gulbarga district (Sedam sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bilkal?46.7% (Census 2011)