Skip to main content

About Byakud Village

Byakud is a large village in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,470, made up of 1,723 males and 1,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2695.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byakud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byakud village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Raybag
Pincode 591222
Area (hectares) 2695.4 hectares
Population 3,470
Male Population 1,723
Female Population 1,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Byakud compares

By the 2011 count Byakud is the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 2695.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 956.

Getting to Byakud

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

Byakud lies about 74 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Raybag, about 6.6 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 Byakud
Nearest railway station Raybag 6.6 km
Nearest town Mudalgi 18 km
District headquarters Belgaum 74 km

Villages closest to Byakud

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 Byakud

As per the Census of India 2011, Byakud village had a population of 3,470. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Byakud village has 1,723 males and 1,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byakud has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Byakud is 591222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byakud covers 2695.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Byakud falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Byakud is Raybag, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Byakud.

Byakud is about 74 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byakud is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Raybag is about 6.6 km away. Mudalgi is about 18 km away. Belgaum is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biranal (2.5 km), Savasuddi (5.4 km) and Bastwad (5.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All