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About Tawashi Village

Tawashi is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,225 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tawashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tawashi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591212
Area (hectares) 1187.67 hectares
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tawashi compares

By the 2011 count Tawashi is the 70th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1187.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Tawashi

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

How far is Tawashi from other places

Tawashi lies about 127 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulgare, about 15 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 Tawashi
Nearest railway station Sulgare 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 16 km
Nearest town Athani 16 km
District headquarters Belgaum 127 km

Villages closest to Tawashi

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 Tawashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tawashi village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the 70th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Tawashi village has 1,225 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tawashi has about 960 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 Tawashi is 591212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tawashi covers 1187.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tawashi falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tawashi is Sulgare, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Tawashi.

Tawashi is about 127 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tawashi is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Sulgare is about 15 km away. Athni is about 16 km away. Athani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallotti (1.9 km), Anantapur (3.4 km) and Sambaragi (4.2 km).

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

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