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About Yadwad Village

Yadwad is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,991, made up of 5,003 males and 4,988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8818.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yadwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yadwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591227
Area (hectares) 8818.53 hectares
Population 9,991
Male Population 5,003
Female Population 4,988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yadwad compares

By the 2011 count Yadwad is the 8th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 8818.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Yadwad

Yadwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yadwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Upparatti, Urabinahatti, Venkatapur and Waderatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Yadwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Yadwad village had a population of 9,991. That makes it the 8th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Yadwad village has 5,003 males and 4,988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yadwad has about 997 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 Yadwad is 591227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yadwad covers 8818.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Yadwad falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Yadwad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Yadwad.

Yadwad is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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