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About Mole Village

Mole is one of the larger villages in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,153, made up of 6,325 males and 5,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4941.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mole village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591304
Area (hectares) 4941.66 hectares
Population 12,153
Male Population 6,325
Female Population 5,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mole compares

By the 2011 count Mole is the 8th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 4941.66 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Mole

Mole is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mole as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mole from other places

Mole lies about 106 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Ugar Khurd, about 12 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 Mole
Nearest railway station Ugar Khurd 12 km
Nearest town Kudachi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 15 km
District headquarters Belgaum 106 km

Villages closest to Mole

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 Mole

As per the Census of India 2011, Mole village had a population of 12,153. That makes it the 8th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Mole village has 6,325 males and 5,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mole has about 921 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 Mole is 591304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mole covers 4941.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mole falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mole is Ugar Khurd, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Mole.

Mole is about 106 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mole is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Ugar Khurd is about 12 km away. Kudachi is about 12 km away. Athni is about 15 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 (3.8 km), Katral (4.6 km) and Kempwad (5.3 km).

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

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