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About Diggewadi Village

Diggewadi is a large village in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,617, made up of 2,351 males and 2,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diggewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diggewadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Raybag
Pincode 591213
Area (hectares) 775.69 hectares
Population 4,617
Male Population 2,351
Female Population 2,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diggewadi compares

By the 2011 count Diggewadi is the 28th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 775.69 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Diggewadi

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

Diggewadi lies about 84 km from Belgaum. 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 Diggewadi
Tehsil headquarters Raybag 9.2 km
Nearest town Kudachi 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 84 km

Villages closest to Diggewadi

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 Diggewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Diggewadi village had a population of 4,617. That makes it the 28th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Diggewadi village has 2,351 males and 2,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diggewadi has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Diggewadi is 591213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diggewadi covers 775.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diggewadi falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Diggewadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Diggewadi.

Diggewadi is about 84 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diggewadi is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Raybag is about 9.2 km away. Kudachi is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (3.3 km), Yadrav (5.6 km) and Bhiradi (6.4 km).

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

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