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About Hawalakhod Village

Hawalakhod is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 507 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hawalakhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawalakhod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587206
Area (hectares) 943.28 hectares
Population 1,009
Male Population 507
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hawalakhod compares

By the 2011 count Hawalakhod is the 98th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 943.28 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Hawalakhod

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

Hawalakhod lies about 32 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Hire Shellikeri, about 15 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 Hawalakhod
Nearest railway station Hire Shellikeri 15 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 27 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 32 km

Villages closest to Hawalakhod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawalakhod village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 98th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Hawalakhod village has 507 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawalakhod has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Hawalakhod is 587206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hawalakhod covers 943.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hawalakhod falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hawalakhod is Hire Shellikeri, about 15 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 Hawalakhod.

Hawalakhod is about 32 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hawalakhod is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hire Shellikeri is about 15 km away. Rāmdurg is about 19 km away. Badami is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saganur (3.1 km), Raddera Timmapur (3.5 km) and Jangawad (3.9 km).

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

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