About Bad Village

Bad is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,914, made up of 1,970 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1129.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591236
Area (hectares)	1129.78 hectares
Population	3,914
Male Population	1,970
Female Population	1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bad compares

By the 2011 count Bad is the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 1129.78 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 999.

Getting to Bad

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

Bad lies about 52 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 31 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 Bad
Nearest town	Sankeshwar	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	17 km
Nearest railway station	Bagewadi	31 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	52 km

Villages closest to Bad

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 Bad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bad village had a population of 3,914. That makes it the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Bad village has 1,970 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bad has about 987 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Bad is 591236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bad covers 1129.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bad falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bad is Bagewadi, about 31 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 Bad.

Bad is about 52 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bad is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Sankeshwar is about 6.7 km away. Hukeri is about 17 km away. Bagewadi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.