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About Manikwadi Village

Manikwadi is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 460 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 678.42 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 460
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikwadi compares

By the 2011 count Manikwadi is the 73rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 678.42 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Manikwadi

Manikwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikwadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikwadi from other places

Manikwadi lies about 31 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about 3.7 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 Manikwadi
Nearest railway station Gunji 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 7.8 km
District headquarters Belgaum 31 km
Nearest town Belagavi 31 km

Villages closest to Manikwadi

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 Manikwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikwadi village had a population of 967. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Manikwadi village has 460 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikwadi has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Manikwadi covers 678.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manikwadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Manikwadi is Gunji, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikwadi.

Manikwadi is about 31 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikwadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about 3.7 km away. Khanapur is about 7.8 km away. Belgaum is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhokegali (under 2 km), Savargali (2.1 km) and Shindholi (2.1 km).

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

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