About Tavag Village

Tavag is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,703, made up of 3,367 males and 3,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2803.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tavag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tavag village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591101
Area (hectares)	2803.8 hectares
Population	6,703
Male Population	3,367
Female Population	3,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tavag compares

By the 2011 count Tavag is the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 2803.8 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Tavag

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

How far is Tavag from other places

Tavag lies about 41 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 13 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 Tavag
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	10 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	13 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	41 km

Villages closest to Tavag

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 Tavag

As per the Census of India 2011, Tavag village had a population of 6,703. That makes it the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Tavag village has 3,367 males and 3,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tavag has about 991 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 Tavag is 591101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tavag covers 2803.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tavag falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tavag is Parakanahatti, about 13 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 village for Tavag.

Tavag is about 41 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tavag is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak is about 10 km away. Parakanahatti is about 13 km away. Belgaum is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.