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About Kelawadi Village

Kelawadi is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 788 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1559.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelawadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587205
Area (hectares) 1559.43 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 788
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelawadi compares

By the 2011 count Kelawadi is the 57th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 1559.43 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kelawadi

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

Kelawadi lies about 13 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 1.6 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 Kelawadi
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 1.6 km
Nearest town Guledagudda 8.8 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 17 km

Villages closest to Kelawadi

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 Kelawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelawadi village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 57th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kelawadi village has 788 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelawadi has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kelawadi is 587205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelawadi covers 1559.43 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.

Kelawadi falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kelawadi is Guledgudda Road, about 1.6 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 Kelawadi.

Kelawadi is about 13 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelawadi is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Guledgudda Road is about 1.6 km away. Guledagudda is about 8.8 km away. Bagalkot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timasagar (under 2 km), Lingapur (under 2 km) and Teggi (2.1 km).

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

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