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About Budihal Village

Budihal is a mid sized village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 649 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587117
Area (hectares) 419.32 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 649
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budihal compares

By the 2011 count Budihal is the 38th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 419.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Budihal

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

Budihal lies about 12 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kerakalamatti, about 12 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 Budihal
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 12 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 12 km
Nearest railway station Kerakalamatti 12 km

Villages closest to Budihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budihal village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 38th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Budihal village has 649 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budihal has about 975 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Budihal is 587117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budihal covers 419.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budihal falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Budihal is Kerakalamatti, about 12 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 Budihal.

Budihal is about 12 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budihal is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Bilgi is about 12 km away. Bagalkot is about 12 km away. Kerakalamatti is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhihal (under 2 km), Kovalli (1.5 km) and Anagawadi (2.1 km).

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

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