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About Dhavaleshwar Village

Dhavaleshwar is one of the larger villages in Mudhol tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,392, made up of 3,730 males and 3,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1985.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavaleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavaleshwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Mudhol
Pincode 587312
Area (hectares) 1985.24 hectares
Population 7,392
Male Population 3,730
Female Population 3,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavaleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhavaleshwar is the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 1985.24 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhavaleshwar

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

Dhavaleshwar lies about 68 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 33 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 Dhavaleshwar
Nearest town Mahālingpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudhol 22 km
Nearest railway station Chikodi Road 33 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 68 km

Villages closest to Dhavaleshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavaleshwar village had a population of 7,392. That makes it the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Dhavaleshwar village has 3,730 males and 3,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavaleshwar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dhavaleshwar is 587312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavaleshwar covers 1985.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhavaleshwar falls under Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhavaleshwar is Chikodi Road, about 33 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 Dhavaleshwar.

Dhavaleshwar is about 68 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhavaleshwar is in Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district. Mahālingpur is about 6.6 km away. Mudhol is about 22 km away. Chikodi Road is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marapur (3.4 km), Madhabhavi (3.6 km) and Sanganatti (3.9 km).

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

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