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About Appachiwadi Village

Appachiwadi is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,040, made up of 1,559 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appachiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appachiwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591241
Area (hectares) 808.65 hectares
Population 3,040
Male Population 1,559
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Appachiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Appachiwadi is the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 808.65 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 956.

Getting to Appachiwadi

Appachiwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Appachiwadi 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 Appachiwadi from other places

Appachiwadi lies about 74 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 24 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 Appachiwadi
Nearest town Kāgal 10 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 30 km
District headquarters Belgaum 74 km

Villages closest to Appachiwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikodi 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 Appachiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Appachiwadi village had a population of 3,040. That makes it the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Appachiwadi village has 1,559 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appachiwadi has about 950 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Appachiwadi is 591241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appachiwadi covers 808.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Appachiwadi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Appachiwadi is Valivade, about 24 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 Appachiwadi.

Appachiwadi is about 74 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Appachiwadi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Kāgal is about 10 km away. Valivade is about 24 km away. Chikodi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatnaganur (2.0 km), Kurli (2.6 km) and Hadnal (4.4 km).

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

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