About Bastwad Village

Bastwad is a large village in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,252, made up of 1,688 males and 1,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1973.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Raybag
Pincode	591235
Area (hectares)	1973.7 hectares
Population	3,252
Male Population	1,688
Female Population	1,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastwad compares

By the 2011 count Bastwad is the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 1973.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bastwad

Bastwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bastwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bastwad from other places

Bastwad lies about 78 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Raybag, about 8.6 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 Bastwad
Nearest railway station	Raybag	8.6 km
Nearest town	Mudalgi	16 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	78 km

Villages closest to Bastwad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raybag 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 Bastwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastwad village had a population of 3,252. That makes it the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Bastwad village has 1,688 males and 1,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastwad has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bastwad is 591235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastwad covers 1973.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bastwad falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bastwad is Raybag, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bastwad.

Bastwad is about 78 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastwad is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Raybag is about 8.6 km away. Mudalgi is about 16 km away. Belgaum is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.