About Gayakanawadi Village

Gayakanawadi is a mid sized village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 800 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayakanawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayakanawadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591237
Area (hectares)	132.95 hectares
Population	1,544
Male Population	800
Female Population	744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayakanawadi compares

By the 2011 count Gayakanawadi is the 94th 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 132.95 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gayakanawadi

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

Gayakanawadi 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 Gayakanawadi
Nearest town	Nipāni	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	24 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	73 km

Villages closest to Gayakanawadi

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 Gayakanawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayakanawadi village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Gayakanawadi village has 800 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayakanawadi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Gayakanawadi is 591237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayakanawadi covers 132.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gayakanawadi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gayakanawadi 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 Gayakanawadi.

Gayakanawadi 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.

Gayakanawadi 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.