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About Dhawaleshwar Village

Dhawaleshwar is a small village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 100 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1107.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawaleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawaleshwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 1107.38 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 100
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawaleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhawaleshwar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1107.38 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhawaleshwar

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

Dhawaleshwar lies about 22 km from Bagalkot. 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 Dhawaleshwar
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 2.1 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 22 km

Villages closest to Dhawaleshwar

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 Dhawaleshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawaleshwar village had a population of 188. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Dhawaleshwar village has 100 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawaleshwar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Dhawaleshwar covers 1107.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawaleshwar falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The census record for Dhawaleshwar notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhawaleshwar.

Dhawaleshwar is about 22 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawaleshwar is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Bilgi is about 2.1 km away. Bagalkot 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 Bilgi (2.1 km), Nagaral (3.0 km) and Kontikal (3.6 km).

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

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