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About Bavachi Village

Bavachi is a mid sized village in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 916 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bavachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavachi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Raybag
Pincode 591220
Area (hectares) 680.26 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 916
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bavachi compares

By the 2011 count Bavachi is the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 680.26 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 956.

Getting to Bavachi

Bavachi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bavachi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bavachi from other places

Bavachi lies about 70 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 7.6 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 Bavachi
Tehsil headquarters Raybag 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Chikodi Road 7.6 km
Nearest town Chikodi 17 km
District headquarters Belgaum 70 km

Villages closest to Bavachi

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.

Common questions about Bavachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavachi village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Bavachi village has 916 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavachi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bavachi is 591220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bavachi covers 680.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bavachi falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bavachi is Chikodi Road, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bavachi.

Bavachi is about 70 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bavachi is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Raybag is about 6.9 km away. Chikodi Road is about 7.6 km away. Chikodi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budihal (2.1 km), Mekhali (2.2 km) and Hubbarwadi (2.7 km).

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

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