About Bhoj Village

Bhoj is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,524, made up of 5,290 males and 5,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2042.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoj village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591263
Area (hectares)	2042.33 hectares
Population	10,524
Male Population	5,290
Female Population	5,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhoj compares

By the 2011 count Bhoj is the 10th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 2042.33 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bhoj

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

Bhoj lies about 77 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Rukadi, about 22 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 Bhoj
Nearest town	Hupari	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Rukadi	22 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	77 km

Villages closest to Bhoj

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 Bhoj

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoj village had a population of 10,524. That makes it the 10th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Bhoj village has 5,290 males and 5,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoj has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

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

Bhoj covers 2042.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhoj falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhoj is Rukadi, about 22 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 Bhoj.

Bhoj is about 77 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoj is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Hupari is about 9.3 km away. Chikodi is about 20 km away. Rukadi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.