About Bhalgam Village

Bhalgam is a large village in Visavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,780, made up of 1,924 males and 1,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2274.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365440, 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	Visavadar
Pincode	365440
Area (hectares)	2274.23 hectares
Population	3,780
Male Population	1,924
Female Population	1,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalgam compares

By the 2011 count Bhalgam is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 2274.23 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhalgam

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

Bhalgam lies about 42 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Jetalvad, about 11 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
Nearest railway station	Jetalvad	11 km
Nearest town	Bagasra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Visavadar	16 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	42 km

Villages closest to Bhalgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalgam village had a population of 3,780. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Bhalgam village has 1,924 males and 1,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalgam has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhalgam is 365440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalgam covers 2274.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalgam falls under Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhalgam is Jetalvad, about 11 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 village for Bhalgam.

Bhalgam is about 42 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 Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district. Jetalvad is about 11 km away. Bagasra is about 11 km away. Visavadar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.