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About Budihal Village

Budihal is a large village in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,821, made up of 1,416 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Raybag
Pincode 591317
Area (hectares) 984.95 hectares
Population 2,821
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Budihal compares

By the 2011 count Budihal is the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 984.95 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Budihal

Budihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budihal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budihal from other places

Budihal lies about 70 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 6.3 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 Budihal
Nearest railway station Chikodi Road 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Raybag 7.2 km
Nearest town Chikodi 19 km
District headquarters Belgaum 70 km

Villages closest to Budihal

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 Budihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Budihal village had a population of 2,821. That makes it the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Budihal village has 1,416 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budihal has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Budihal is 591317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budihal covers 984.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budihal falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Budihal is Chikodi Road, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Budihal 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.

Budihal is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi Road is about 6.3 km away. Raybag is about 7.2 km away. Chikodi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bavachi (2.1 km), Hubbarwadi (2.1 km) and Devanakatti (2.2 km).

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

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