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About Bemalkheda Village

Bemalkheda is one of the larger villages in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,834, made up of 3,966 males and 3,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4209.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bemalkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bemalkheda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585227
Area (hectares) 4209.29 hectares
Population 7,834
Male Population 3,966
Female Population 3,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bemalkheda compares

By the 2011 count Bemalkheda is the 7th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 4209.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bemalkheda

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

Bemalkheda lies about 28 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Matalkunta, about 18 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 Bemalkheda
Nearest railway station Matalkunta 18 km
Nearest town Zahirābād 19 km
District headquarters Bidar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 34 km

Villages closest to Bemalkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bemalkheda village had a population of 7,834. That makes it the 7th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Bemalkheda village has 3,966 males and 3,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bemalkheda has about 975 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Bemalkheda is 585227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bemalkheda covers 4209.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bemalkheda falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bemalkheda is Matalkunta, about 18 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 Bemalkheda.

Bemalkheda is about 28 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bemalkheda is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Matalkunta is about 18 km away. Zahirābād is about 19 km away. Bidar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karpakpalli (4.1 km), Polakpalli (4.4 km) and Changler (5.8 km).

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

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