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About Koliwad Village

Koliwad is one of the larger villages in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,220, made up of 2,634 males and 2,586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4678.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koliwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koliwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 580023
Area (hectares) 4678.14 hectares
Population 5,220
Male Population 2,634
Female Population 2,586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koliwad compares

By the 2011 count Koliwad is the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 4678.14 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Koliwad

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

Koliwad lies about 46 km from Dharwad. 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 Koliwad
Nearest town Annigeri 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 31 km
District headquarters Dharwad 46 km

Villages closest to Koliwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koliwad village had a population of 5,220. That makes it the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Koliwad village has 2,634 males and 2,586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koliwad has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Koliwad is 580023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koliwad covers 4678.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koliwad falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Koliwad notes the nearest railway station 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 Koliwad.

Koliwad is about 46 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koliwad is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Annigeri is about 9.4 km away. Hubli is about 31 km away. Dharwad is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malligwad (1.7 km), Umachigi (5.5 km) and Ingalhalli (15 km).

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

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