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About Parwad Village

Parwad is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 271 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,328 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1423.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 1423.91 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 271
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,328
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parwad compares

By the 2011 count Parwad is the 120th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1423.91 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Parwad

Parwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parwad 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 Parwad from other places

Parwad lies about 38 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 31 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 Parwad
Nearest railway station Khanapur 31 km
Nearest town Ponda 36 km
District headquarters Belgaum 38 km

Villages closest to Parwad

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 Parwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwad village had a population of 631. That makes it the 120th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Parwad village has 271 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwad has about 1328 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Parwad covers 1423.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Parwad is Khanapur, about 31 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 Parwad.

Parwad is about 38 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwad is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 31 km away. Ponda is about 36 km away. Belgaum is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakumbi (3.8 km), Chikhale (5.2 km) and Betne (6.2 km).

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

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