About Balawad Village

Balawad is a mid sized village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 701 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balawad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Athni
Pincode	591217
Area (hectares)	347.51 hectares
Population	1,358
Male Population	701
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balawad compares

By the 2011 count Balawad is the 98th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 347.51 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Balawad

Balawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balawad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balawad from other places

Balawad lies about 114 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 35 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 Balawad
Tehsil headquarters	Athni	16 km
Nearest town	Athani	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kudachi	35 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	114 km

Villages closest to Balawad

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.

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Common questions about Balawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Balawad village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 98th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Balawad village has 701 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balawad has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Balawad is 591217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balawad covers 347.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balawad falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balawad is Kudachi, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balawad.

Balawad is about 114 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balawad is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Athni is about 16 km away. Athani is about 16 km away. Kudachi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.