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About Bhankhal Village

Bhankhal is a mid sized village in Ghogha tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 579 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhankhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankhal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Ghogha
Pincode 364120
Area (hectares) 879.04 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 579
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhankhal compares

By the 2011 count Bhankhal is the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,930 residents. Its 879.04 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhankhal

Bhankhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhankhal 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. The nearest villages by name are Avaniya, Badi, Banbhaniya and Bhandar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhankhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankhal village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,930 residents.

Bhankhal village has 579 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankhal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhankhal is 364120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankhal covers 879.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhankhal falls under Ghogha tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Bhankhal notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhankhal.

Bhankhal is in Ghogha tehsil of Bhavnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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