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About Khanapur Village

Khanapur is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,047, made up of 1,033 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591310
Area (hectares) 312.98 hectares
Population 2,047
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanapur is the 82nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 312.98 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Khanapur

Khanapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanapur from other places

Khanapur lies about 35 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 20 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 Khanapur
Nearest town Sankeshwar 10 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 34 km
District headquarters Belgaum 35 km

Villages closest to Khanapur

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 Khanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanapur village had a population of 2,047. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Khanapur village has 1,033 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapur has about 982 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 Khanapur is 591310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanapur covers 312.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanapur falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Khanapur is Pachhapur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khanapur.

Khanapur is about 35 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanapur is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Sankeshwar is about 10 km away. Pachhapur is about 20 km away. Gokak is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundargi (21 km), Shivapur (22 km) and Kamankatti (23 km).

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

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