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About Kempwad Village

Kempwad is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,033, made up of 2,073 males and 1,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1328.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kempwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kempwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591303
Area (hectares) 1328.76 hectares
Population 4,033
Male Population 2,073
Female Population 1,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kempwad compares

By the 2011 count Kempwad is the 40th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1328.76 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kempwad

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

How far is Kempwad from other places

Kempwad lies about 109 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Belanki, 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 Kempwad
Nearest railway station Belanki 11 km
Nearest town Kudachi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 18 km
District headquarters Belgaum 109 km

Villages closest to Kempwad

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 Kempwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kempwad village had a population of 4,033. That makes it the 40th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Kempwad village has 2,073 males and 1,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kempwad has about 945 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 Kempwad is 591303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kempwad covers 1328.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kempwad falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kempwad is Belanki, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Kempwad.

Kempwad is about 109 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kempwad is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Belanki is about 11 km away. Kudachi is about 15 km away. Athni 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 Navalihal (1.5 km), Mole (5.3 km) and Siddewadi (5.6 km).

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

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