About Chilakawad Village

Chilakawad is a mid sized village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 666 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilakawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilakawad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Navalgund
Pincode	582208
Area (hectares)	984.19 hectares
Population	1,295
Male Population	666
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilakawad compares

By the 2011 count Chilakawad is the 44th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 984.19 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chilakawad

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

Chilakawad lies about 35 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Navalgund Road, about 9.1 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 Chilakawad
Tehsil headquarters	Navalgund	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Navalgund Road	9.1 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	35 km

Villages closest to Chilakawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilakawad village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 44th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Chilakawad village has 666 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilakawad has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chilakawad is 582208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilakawad covers 984.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilakawad falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chilakawad is Navalgund Road, about 9.1 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 Chilakawad.

Chilakawad is about 35 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilakawad is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 5.4 km away. Navalgund Road is about 9.1 km away. Dharwad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.