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About Dukkarwadi Village

Dukkarwadi is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 232 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dukkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukkarwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 189.03 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 232
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dukkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dukkarwadi is the 147th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 189.03 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dukkarwadi

Dukkarwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dukkarwadi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dukkarwadi from other places

Dukkarwadi lies about 21 km from Belgaum. 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 Dukkarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 2.6 km
District headquarters Belgaum 21 km
Nearest town Belagavi 21 km

Villages closest to Dukkarwadi

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 Dukkarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukkarwadi village had a population of 452. That makes it the 147th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Dukkarwadi village has 232 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukkarwadi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Dukkarwadi covers 189.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dukkarwadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Dukkarwadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dukkarwadi.

Dukkarwadi is about 21 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukkarwadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 2.6 km away. Belgaum is about 21 km away. Belagavi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudewadi (under 2 km), Hattar Gunji (under 2 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 Dukkarwadi today is likely to be higher.

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