About Dhavaleshwar Village

Dhavaleshwar is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,656, made up of 1,315 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1251.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavaleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavaleshwar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591136
Area (hectares)	1251.47 hectares
Population	2,656
Male Population	1,315
Female Population	1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavaleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhavaleshwar is the 58th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1251.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dhavaleshwar

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

Dhavaleshwar lies about 82 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 33 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 Dhavaleshwar
Nearest town	Mahālingpur	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	33 km
Nearest railway station	Chikodi Road	33 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	82 km

Villages closest to Dhavaleshwar

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.

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Common questions about Dhavaleshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavaleshwar village had a population of 2,656. That makes it the 58th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Dhavaleshwar village has 1,315 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavaleshwar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dhavaleshwar is 591136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavaleshwar covers 1251.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhavaleshwar falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhavaleshwar is Chikodi Road, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Dhavaleshwar.

Dhavaleshwar is about 82 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhavaleshwar is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Mahālingpur is about 6.6 km away. Gokak is about 33 km away. Chikodi Road is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.