About Bilichodu Village

Bilichodu is one of the larger villages in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,856, made up of 2,966 males and 2,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilichodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilichodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577553
Area (hectares)	1585.2 hectares
Population	5,856
Male Population	2,966
Female Population	2,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilichodu compares

By the 2011 count Bilichodu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 1585.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 982.

Getting to Bilichodu

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

Bilichodu lies about 25 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kodaganuru, about 23 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 Bilichodu
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kodaganuru	23 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	25 km
Nearest town	Davangere	25 km

Villages closest to Bilichodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilichodu village had a population of 5,856. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Bilichodu village has 2,966 males and 2,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilichodu has about 974 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Bilichodu is 577553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilichodu covers 1585.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilichodu falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilichodu is Kodaganuru, about 23 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 Bilichodu.

Bilichodu is about 25 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilichodu is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 20 km away. Kodaganuru is about 23 km away. Davanagere is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.