About Beniwad Village

Beniwad is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,040, made up of 1,542 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beniwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beniwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591221
Area (hectares)	765.25 hectares
Population	3,040
Male Population	1,542
Female Population	1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Beniwad compares

By the 2011 count Beniwad is the 39th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 765.25 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Beniwad

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

How far is Beniwad from other places

Beniwad lies about 40 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 8.3 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 Beniwad
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	8.3 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	40 km

Villages closest to Beniwad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukeri 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 Beniwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Beniwad village had a population of 3,040. That makes it the 39th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Beniwad village has 1,542 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beniwad has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Beniwad is 591221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beniwad covers 765.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beniwad falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Beniwad is Parakanahatti, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Beniwad.

Beniwad is about 40 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beniwad is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 5.9 km away. Parakanahatti is about 8.3 km away. Belgaum is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.