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About Bhalod Village

Bhalod is a large village in Jhagadia tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,745 males and 1,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalod village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Jhagadia
Pincode 393110
Area (hectares) 1066.69 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalod compares

By the 2011 count Bhalod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 1066.69 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bhalod

Bhalod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhalod from other places

Bhalod lies about 26 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Moti Koral, about 2.3 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 Bhalod
Nearest railway station Moti Koral 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhagadia 12 km
Nearest town Jhadeshwar 20 km
District headquarters Bharuch 26 km

Villages closest to Bhalod

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

Common questions about Bhalod

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalod village had a population of 3,476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Bhalod village has 1,745 males and 1,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalod has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bhalod is 393110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalod covers 1066.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalod falls under Jhagadia tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhalod is Moti Koral, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance for Bhalod.

Bhalod is about 26 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalod is in Jhagadia tehsil of Bharuch district. Moti Koral is about 2.3 km away. Jhagadia is about 12 km away. Jhadeshwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanakpore (3.6 km), Avidha (5.8 km) and Rajpardi (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhalod today is likely to be higher.

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