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About Bilakundi Village

Bilakundi is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,320 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1169.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilakundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilakundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591225
Area (hectares) 1169.73 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilakundi compares

By the 2011 count Bilakundi is the 60th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1169.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 988.

Getting to Bilakundi

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

Bilakundi lies about 66 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Ghataprabha, 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 Bilakundi
Nearest town Mudalgi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 20 km
Nearest railway station Ghataprabha 27 km
District headquarters Belgaum 66 km

Villages closest to Bilakundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gokak 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 Bilakundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilakundi village had a population of 2,629. That makes it the 60th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Bilakundi village has 1,320 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilakundi has about 992 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Bilakundi is 591225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilakundi covers 1169.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilakundi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilakundi is Ghataprabha, 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 Bilakundi.

Bilakundi is about 66 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilakundi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Mudalgi is about 17 km away. Gokak is about 20 km away. Ghataprabha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honakuppi (3.4 km), Koujalgi (5.6 km) and Kemmankol (6.3 km).

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

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