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About Ganeshwadi Village

Ganeshwadi is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,219 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591231
Area (hectares) 719.86 hectares
Population 2,324
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshwadi is the 69th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 719.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ganeshwadi

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

Ganeshwadi lies about 56 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 3.4 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 Ganeshwadi
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 56 km

Villages closest to Ganeshwadi

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 Ganeshwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshwadi village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 69th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Ganeshwadi village has 1,219 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshwadi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshwadi is 591231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshwadi covers 719.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeshwadi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshwadi is Bagewadi, about 3.4 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 Ganeshwadi.

Ganeshwadi is about 56 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshwadi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Bagewadi is about 3.4 km away. Gokak is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pamaladinni (under 2 km), Badigwad (2.1 km) and Duradundi (4.7 km).

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

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