About Wakkund Village

Wakkund is one of the larger villages in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,786, made up of 2,953 males and 2,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1832.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakkund village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Sampgaon
Pincode	591115
Area (hectares)	1832.6 hectares
Population	5,786
Male Population	2,953
Female Population	2,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakkund compares

By the 2011 count Wakkund is the 10th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 1832.6 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Wakkund

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

Wakkund lies about 43 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 31 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 Wakkund
Nearest town	Bail-Hongal	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sampgaon	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sulebhavi	31 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	43 km

Villages closest to Wakkund

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.

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Common questions about Wakkund

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakkund village had a population of 5,786. That makes it the 10th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Wakkund village has 2,953 males and 2,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakkund has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Wakkund is 591115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakkund covers 1832.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakkund falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wakkund is Sulebhavi, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Wakkund.

Wakkund is about 43 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakkund is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Bail-Hongal is about 5.8 km away. Sampgaon is about 15 km away. Sulebhavi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.