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About Budhihal Village

Budhihal is a large village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,639, made up of 1,373 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 753.16 hectares
Population 2,639
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhihal compares

By the 2011 count Budhihal is the 23rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 753.16 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 979.

Getting to Budhihal

Budhihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budhihal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Budhihal from other places

Budhihal 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 Budhihal
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 12 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 12 km
Nearest railway station Kerakalamatti 12 km

Villages closest to Budhihal

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 Budhihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhihal village had a population of 2,639. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Budhihal village has 1,373 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhihal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Budhihal is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhihal covers 753.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhihal falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Budhihal 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 <5 km distance for Budhihal.

Budhihal 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.

Budhihal 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 Budihal (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 Budhihal today is likely to be higher.

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