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About Bambalwad Village

Bambalwad is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,007, made up of 2,043 males and 1,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bambalwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bambalwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591226
Area (hectares) 790.64 hectares
Population 4,007
Male Population 2,043
Female Population 1,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bambalwad compares

By the 2011 count Bambalwad is the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 790.64 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 Bambalwad

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

Bambalwad lies about 58 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, 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 Bambalwad
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 15 km
District headquarters Belgaum 58 km

Villages closest to Bambalwad

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 Bambalwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bambalwad village had a population of 4,007. That makes it the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Bambalwad village has 2,043 males and 1,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bambalwad has about 961 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 Bambalwad is 591226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bambalwad covers 790.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bambalwad falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bambalwad is Bagewadi, 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 <5 km distance for Bambalwad.

Bambalwad is about 58 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bambalwad is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 8.7 km away. Bagewadi is about 15 km away. Belgaum is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kungatolli (under 2 km), Bennihalli (under 2 km) and Donawad (2.8 km).

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

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