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About Bacholi Village

Bacholi is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 972 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bacholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bacholi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 542.53 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 972
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bacholi compares

By the 2011 count Bacholi is the 31st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 542.53 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bacholi

Bacholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bacholi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bacholi from other places

Bacholi lies about 22 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 2.0 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 Bacholi
Nearest railway station Khanapur 2.0 km
District headquarters Belgaum 22 km
Nearest town Belagavi 22 km

Villages closest to Bacholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bacholi village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 31st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Bacholi village has 972 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bacholi has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bacholi is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bacholi covers 542.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bacholi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bacholi is Khanapur, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bacholi.

Bacholi is about 22 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bacholi is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 2.0 km away. Belgaum is about 22 km away. Belagavi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manasapur (under 2 km), Ramgurwadi (1.7 km) and Halakarni (1.8 km).

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

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