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About Khilegaon Village

Khilegaon is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,515, made up of 1,785 males and 1,730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khilegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khilegaon village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591212
Area (hectares) 1235.51 hectares
Population 3,515
Male Population 1,785
Female Population 1,730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khilegaon compares

By the 2011 count Khilegaon is the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1235.51 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khilegaon

Khilegaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khilegaon 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khilegaon from other places

Khilegaon lies about 130 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Agran Dhulgaon, about 5.9 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 Khilegaon
Nearest railway station Agran Dhulgaon 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 25 km
Nearest town Athani 25 km
District headquarters Belgaum 130 km

Villages closest to Khilegaon

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 Khilegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Khilegaon village had a population of 3,515. That makes it the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Khilegaon village has 1,785 males and 1,730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khilegaon has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Khilegaon is 591212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khilegaon covers 1235.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khilegaon falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Khilegaon is Agran Dhulgaon, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khilegaon.

Khilegaon is about 130 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khilegaon is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Agran Dhulgaon is about 5.9 km away. Athni is about 25 km away. Athani is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandegaon (under 2 km), Ajur (4.8 km) and Anantapur (6.6 km).

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

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