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About Bolewadi Village

Bolewadi is a mid sized village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 504 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolewadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591211
Area (hectares) 431.35 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 504
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bolewadi is the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 431.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Bolewadi

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

Bolewadi lies about 73 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 Bolewadi
Nearest town Nipāni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 24 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 73 km

Villages closest to Bolewadi

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 Bolewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolewadi village had a population of 992. That makes it the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Bolewadi village has 504 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolewadi has about 968 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 Bolewadi is 591211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolewadi covers 431.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolewadi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bolewadi 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 Bolewadi.

Bolewadi is about 73 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolewadi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 11 km away. Chikodi is about 24 km away. Valivade is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adi (under 2 km), Bhimapurwadi (under 2 km) and Dilalapurwadi (under 2 km).

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

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