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About Kurniwadi Village

Kurniwadi is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 758 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurniwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurniwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591305
Area (hectares) 787.9 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 758
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurniwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kurniwadi is the 81st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 787.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kurniwadi

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

Kurniwadi lies about 36 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 17 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 Kurniwadi
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 17 km
District headquarters Belgaum 36 km

Villages closest to Kurniwadi

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.

Common questions about Kurniwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurniwadi village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 81st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Kurniwadi village has 758 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurniwadi has about 970 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 Kurniwadi is 591305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurniwadi covers 787.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurniwadi falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kurniwadi is Parakanahatti, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Kurniwadi.

Kurniwadi is about 36 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurniwadi is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 8.7 km away. Parakanahatti is about 17 km away. Belgaum is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanchinal (2.2 km), Kurni (2.5 km) and Jinaral (3.2 km).

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

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