About Bhivashi Village

Bhivashi is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,176, made up of 1,105 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhivashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhivashi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591241
Area (hectares)	369.73 hectares
Population	2,176
Male Population	1,105
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhivashi compares

By the 2011 count Bhivashi is the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 369.73 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Bhivashi

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

Bhivashi lies about 70 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 27 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 Bhivashi
Nearest town	Nipāni	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	23 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	27 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	70 km

Villages closest to Bhivashi

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 Bhivashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhivashi village had a population of 2,176. That makes it the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Bhivashi village has 1,105 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhivashi has about 969 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 Bhivashi is 591241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhivashi covers 369.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhivashi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhivashi is Valivade, about 27 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 Bhivashi.

Bhivashi is about 70 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhivashi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 8.0 km away. Chikodi is about 23 km away. Valivade is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.