About Bhankodar Village

Bhankodar is a mid sized village in Jafrabad tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,583, made up of 803 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365565, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhankodar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankodar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Jafrabad
Pincode	365565
Area (hectares)	434.59 hectares
Population	1,583
Male Population	803
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhankodar compares

By the 2011 count Bhankodar is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents. Its 434.59 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bhankodar

Bhankodar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhankodar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhankodar from other places

Bhankodar lies about 82 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Pipavav, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhankodar
Nearest railway station	Pipavav	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jafrabad	9.4 km
Nearest town	Jāfarābād	9.4 km
District headquarters	Amreli	82 km

Villages closest to Bhankodar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jafrabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bhankodar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankodar village had a population of 1,583. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents.

Bhankodar village has 803 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankodar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bhankodar is 365565. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankodar covers 434.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhankodar falls under Jafrabad tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhankodar is Pipavav, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhankodar.

Bhankodar is about 82 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankodar is in Jafrabad tehsil of Amreli district. Pipavav is about 4.8 km away. Jafrabad is about 9.4 km away. Jāfarābād is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.