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About Channewadi Village

Channewadi is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 143 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channewadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591131
Area (hectares) 235.15 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 143
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channewadi compares

By the 2011 count Channewadi is the 182nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 235.15 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 981.

Getting to Channewadi

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

How far is Channewadi from other places

Channewadi lies about 34 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about 11 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 Channewadi
Nearest railway station Gunji 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 12 km
Nearest town Haliyal 32 km
District headquarters Belgaum 34 km

Villages closest to Channewadi

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 Channewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Channewadi village had a population of 279. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Channewadi village has 143 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channewadi has about 951 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Channewadi is 591131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channewadi covers 235.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Channewadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channewadi is Gunji, about 11 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 village for Channewadi.

Channewadi is about 34 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channewadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about 11 km away. Khanapur is about 12 km away. Haliyal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zunjawad K Nandagad (2.3 km), Bijagarni (2.3 km) and Kasabanandgad (2.4 km).

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

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