About Gandigwad Village

Gandigwad is one of the larger villages in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,564, made up of 3,401 males and 3,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandigwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandigwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Khanapur
Pincode	591302
Area (hectares)	1585.99 hectares
Population	6,564
Male Population	3,401
Female Population	3,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandigwad compares

By the 2011 count Gandigwad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1585.99 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gandigwad

Gandigwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandigwad as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandigwad from other places

Gandigwad lies about 32 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is ldalhond, about 19 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 Gandigwad
Tehsil headquarters	Khanapur	18 km
Nearest railway station	ldalhond	19 km
Nearest town	Bail-Hongal	29 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	32 km

Villages closest to Gandigwad

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.

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Common questions about Gandigwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandigwad village had a population of 6,564. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Gandigwad village has 3,401 males and 3,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandigwad has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Gandigwad covers 1585.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandigwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gandigwad is ldalhond, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gandigwad.

Gandigwad is about 32 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandigwad is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 18 km away. ldalhond is about 19 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.