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About Talakawad Village

Talakawad is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 339 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talakawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talakawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587155
Area (hectares) 269.6 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 339
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talakawad compares

By the 2011 count Talakawad is the 124th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 269.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Talakawad

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

Talakawad lies about 41 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, 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 Talakawad
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 17 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 22 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 41 km

Villages closest to Talakawad

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 Talakawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Talakawad village had a population of 651. That makes it the 124th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Talakawad village has 339 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talakawad has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Talakawad is 587155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talakawad covers 269.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talakawad falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Talakawad is Lakhmapur, 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 Talakawad.

Talakawad is about 41 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talakawad is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Lakhmapur is about 17 km away. Rāmdurg is about 20 km away. Badami is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haganur (2.7 km), Chirlakoppa (2.9 km) and Govanakoppa (3.1 km).

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

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