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About Bidri Village

Bidri is a mid sized village in Mudhol tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,701, made up of 857 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 748.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Mudhol
Pincode 587313
Area (hectares) 748.77 hectares
Population 1,701
Male Population 857
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidri compares

By the 2011 count Bidri is the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 748.77 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Bidri

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

Bidri lies about 36 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 14 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 Bidri
Tehsil headquarters Mudhol 14 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 14 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 36 km

Villages closest to Bidri

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 Bidri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidri village had a population of 1,701. That makes it the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Bidri village has 857 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidri has about 985 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 Bidri is 587313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidri covers 748.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bidri falls under Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidri is Kajjidoni, about 14 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 Bidri.

Bidri is about 36 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidri is in Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district. Mudhol is about 14 km away. Kajjidoni is about 14 km away. Bagalkot is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budni Khurd (2.4 km), Kasba Jambgi (3.1 km) and Hebbal (3.1 km).

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

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