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About Bailwad Village

Bailwad is a large village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,431, made up of 1,205 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bailwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bailwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591102
Area (hectares) 846.53 hectares
Population 2,431
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bailwad compares

By the 2011 count Bailwad is the 45th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 846.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bailwad

Bailwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bailwad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bailwad from other places

Bailwad lies about 33 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 22 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 Bailwad
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sulebhavi 22 km
District headquarters Belgaum 33 km

Villages closest to Bailwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bailwad village had a population of 2,431. That makes it the 45th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Bailwad village has 1,205 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bailwad has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bailwad is 591102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bailwad covers 846.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bailwad falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bailwad is Sulebhavi, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bailwad.

Bailwad is about 33 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bailwad is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Bail-Hongal is about 4.8 km away. Sampgaon is about 6.3 km away. Sulebhavi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chivatagundi (1.9 km), Devalapur (3.9 km) and Sanikoppa (4.0 km).

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

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