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About Khyad Village

Khyad is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 885 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khyad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587201
Area (hectares) 833.73 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 885
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khyad compares

By the 2011 count Khyad is the 48th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 833.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Khyad

Khyad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khyad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khyad from other places

Khyad lies about 37 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jakanur, about 5.8 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 Khyad
Nearest railway station Jakanur 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 7.6 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 7.6 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 37 km

Villages closest to Khyad

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 Khyad

As per the Census of India 2011, Khyad village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 48th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Khyad village has 885 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khyad has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Khyad is 587201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khyad covers 833.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khyad falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Khyad is Jakanur, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khyad.

Khyad is about 37 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khyad is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jakanur is about 5.8 km away. Badami is about 7.6 km away. Bādāmi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanamaneri (under 2 km), Hanamaneri Inam (under 2 km) and Manneri (under 2 km).

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

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