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About Avarkhod Village

Avarkhod is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,437, made up of 1,782 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1153.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avarkhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avarkhod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591240
Area (hectares) 1153.09 hectares
Population 3,437
Male Population 1,782
Female Population 1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avarkhod compares

By the 2011 count Avarkhod is the 50th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1153.09 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Avarkhod

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

Avarkhod lies about 103 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 18 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 Avarkhod
Tehsil headquarters Athni 11 km
Nearest town Athani 11 km
Nearest railway station Kudachi 18 km
District headquarters Belgaum 103 km

Villages closest to Avarkhod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avarkhod village had a population of 3,437. That makes it the 50th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Avarkhod village has 1,782 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avarkhod has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Avarkhod is 591240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avarkhod covers 1153.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Avarkhod falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Avarkhod is Kudachi, about 18 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 Avarkhod.

Avarkhod is about 103 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avarkhod is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Athni is about 11 km away. Athani is about 11 km away. Kudachi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darur (1.8 km), Halyal (2.3 km) and Khavatkoppa (3.3 km).

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

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