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About Bekwad Village

Bekwad is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,062 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bekwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bekwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 728.51 hectares
Population 2,162
Male Population 1,062
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bekwad compares

By the 2011 count Bekwad is the 23rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 728.51 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bekwad

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

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 Bekwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bekwad village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Bekwad village has 1,062 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bekwad has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Bekwad covers 728.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bekwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bekwad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bekwad.

Bekwad is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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