About Kerwad Village

Kerwad is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,944, made up of 2,007 males and 1,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2237.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Khanapur
Pincode	591147
Area (hectares)	2237.52 hectares
Population	3,944
Male Population	2,007
Female Population	1,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerwad compares

By the 2011 count Kerwad 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 2237.52 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Kerwad

Kerwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerwad 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. The nearest villages by name are Kasabanandgad, Kasamalagi, Katagali and Kavale. 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.

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Common questions about Kerwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwad village had a population of 3,944. 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.

Kerwad village has 2,007 males and 1,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwad has about 965 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 Kerwad is 591147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerwad covers 2237.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kerwad notes the nearest railway station 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 Kerwad.

Kerwad 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.