About Bhankalga Village

Bhankalga is a mid sized village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 667 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhankalga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankalga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Afzalpur
Pincode	585301
Area (hectares)	809.13 hectares
Population	1,273
Male Population	667
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhankalga compares

By the 2011 count Bhankalga is the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 809.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 948.

Getting to Bhankalga

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

Bhankalga lies about 58 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Dudhani, about 17 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 Bhankalga
Tehsil headquarters	Afzalpur	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Dudhani	17 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	58 km

Villages closest to Bhankalga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankalga village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Bhankalga village has 667 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankalga has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bhankalga is 585301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankalga covers 809.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhankalga falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhankalga is Dudhani, about 17 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 Bhankalga.

Bhankalga is about 58 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankalga is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Afzalpur is about 7.6 km away. Dudhani is about 17 km away. Gulbarga is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.