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About Banajawad Village

Banajawad is a mid sized village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 668 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banajawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banajawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591304
Area (hectares) 229.1 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 668
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banajawad compares

By the 2011 count Banajawad is the 99th 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 229.1 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Banajawad

Banajawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banajawad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banajawad from other places

Banajawad lies about 102 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 11 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 Banajawad
Nearest railway station Kudachi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 102 km

Villages closest to Banajawad

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 Banajawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Banajawad village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 99th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Banajawad village has 668 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banajawad has about 916 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 Banajawad is 591304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banajawad covers 229.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banajawad falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banajawad is Kudachi, about 11 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 village for Banajawad.

Banajawad is about 102 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banajawad is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Kudachi is about 11 km away. Athni is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saptasagar (2.7 km), Katral (3.1 km) and Nadi Ingalgaon (4.2 km).

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

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