About Bedkihal Village

Bedkihal is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,355, made up of 5,832 males and 5,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1533.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedkihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedkihal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591214
Area (hectares)	1533.02 hectares
Population	11,355
Male Population	5,832
Female Population	5,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bedkihal compares

By the 2011 count Bedkihal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1533.02 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bedkihal

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

Bedkihal lies about 76 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, 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 Bedkihal
Nearest town	Sadalgi	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Hatkanangale	24 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	76 km

Villages closest to Bedkihal

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 Bedkihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedkihal village had a population of 11,355. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Bedkihal village has 5,832 males and 5,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedkihal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bedkihal is 591214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bedkihal covers 1533.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bedkihal falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bedkihal is Hatkanangale, 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 village for Bedkihal.

Bedkihal is about 76 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedkihal is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Sadalgi is about 5.5 km away. Chikodi is about 16 km away. Hatkanangale is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.