About Bastawad Village

Bastawad is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,931, made up of 1,487 males and 1,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastawad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591220
Area (hectares)	442.43 hectares
Population	2,931
Male Population	1,487
Female Population	1,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bastawad compares

By the 2011 count Bastawad is the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 442.43 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Bastawad

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

Bastawad lies about 39 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 Bastawad
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	13 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	39 km

Villages closest to Bastawad

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 Bastawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastawad village had a population of 2,931. That makes it the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Bastawad village has 1,487 males and 1,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastawad 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 Bastawad is 591220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastawad covers 442.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bastawad falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bastawad 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 Bastawad.

Bastawad is about 39 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastawad is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 4.8 km away. Parakanahatti is about 13 km away. Belgaum is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.