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About Mahishwadgi Village

Mahishwadgi is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,408, made up of 1,743 males and 1,665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishwadgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishwadgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591265
Area (hectares) 1077.83 hectares
Population 3,408
Male Population 1,743
Female Population 1,665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishwadgi compares

By the 2011 count Mahishwadgi is the 52nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1077.83 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mahishwadgi

Mahishwadgi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishwadgi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahishwadgi from other places

Mahishwadgi lies about 99 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chinchli, about 29 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 Mahishwadgi
Nearest town Rabkavi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 24 km
Nearest railway station Chinchli 29 km
District headquarters Belgaum 99 km

Villages closest to Mahishwadgi

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 Mahishwadgi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishwadgi village had a population of 3,408. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Mahishwadgi village has 1,743 males and 1,665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishwadgi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mahishwadgi is 591265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishwadgi covers 1077.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishwadgi falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mahishwadgi is Chinchli, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Mahishwadgi.

Mahishwadgi is about 99 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahishwadgi is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Rabkavi is about 4.7 km away. Athni is about 24 km away. Chinchli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhabadhabahatti (3.8 km), Nandeshwar (4.5 km) and Janawad (4.8 km).

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

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