About Barwad Village

Barwad is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,432 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591263
Area (hectares)	519.66 hectares
Population	2,873
Male Population	1,432
Female Population	1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwad compares

By the 2011 count Barwad is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 519.66 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Barwad

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

Barwad lies about 54 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 44 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 Barwad
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	32 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	44 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	54 km

Villages closest to Barwad

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.

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Common questions about Barwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwad village had a population of 2,873. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Barwad village has 1,432 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwad has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Barwad is 591263. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwad covers 519.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwad falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Barwad is Parakanahatti, about 44 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 Barwad.

Barwad is about 54 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwad is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Gadhinglaj is about 9.2 km away. Chikodi is about 32 km away. Parakanahatti is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.