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About Rottigawad Village

Rottigawad is a large village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,494, made up of 1,272 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 896.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rottigawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rottigawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581117
Area (hectares) 896.41 hectares
Population 2,494
Male Population 1,272
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rottigawad compares

By the 2011 count Rottigawad is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 896.41 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rottigawad

Rottigawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rottigawad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rottigawad from other places

Rottigawad lies about 42 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Navalgund Road, about 14 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 Rottigawad
Nearest railway station Navalgund Road 14 km
Nearest town Annigeri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundgol 15 km
District headquarters Dharwad 42 km

Villages closest to Rottigawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rottigawad village had a population of 2,494. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Rottigawad village has 1,272 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rottigawad has about 961 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 Rottigawad is 581117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rottigawad covers 896.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rottigawad falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rottigawad is Navalgund Road, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Rottigawad.

Rottigawad is about 42 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rottigawad is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund Road is about 14 km away. Annigeri is about 14 km away. Kundgol is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konkanakuratti (1.9 km), Bardwad (5.3 km) and Chakalabbi (6.1 km).

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

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