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About Bhalgam Village

Bhalgam is a mid sized village in Manavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 312 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalgam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Manavadar
Pincode 362620
Area (hectares) 465.58 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 312
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhalgam compares

By the 2011 count Bhalgam is the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents. Its 465.58 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bhalgam

Bhalgam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhalgam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalgam from other places

Bhalgam lies about 41 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Keshod, about 18 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 Bhalgam
Tehsil headquarters Manavadar 15 km
Nearest town Mānāvadar 15 km
Nearest railway station Keshod 18 km
District headquarters Junagadh 41 km

Villages closest to Bhalgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalgam village had a population of 601. That makes it the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents.

Bhalgam village has 312 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalgam has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bhalgam is 362620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalgam covers 465.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalgam falls under Manavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhalgam is Keshod, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhalgam.

Bhalgam is about 41 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalgam is in Manavadar tehsil of Junagadh district. Manavadar is about 15 km away. Mānāvadar is about 15 km away. Keshod is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandodra (8.2 km), Kothadi (12 km) and Nandarkha (13 km).

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

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