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About Kalawad Village

Kalawad is a large village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,370 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2003.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 582208
Area (hectares) 2003.01 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalawad compares

By the 2011 count Kalawad is the 19th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 2003.01 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, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kalawad

Kalawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalawad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalawad from other places

Kalawad lies about 34 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Sisvinhalli, about 6.8 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 Kalawad
Nearest railway station Sisvinhalli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 8.4 km
District headquarters Dharwad 34 km

Villages closest to Kalawad

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.

Common questions about Kalawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalawad village had a population of 2,617. That makes it the 19th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Kalawad village has 1,370 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalawad has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Kalawad covers 2003.01 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.

Kalawad falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalawad is Sisvinhalli, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalawad.

Kalawad is about 34 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalawad is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Sisvinhalli is about 6.8 km away. Navalgund is about 8.4 km away. Dharwad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karlawad (1.9 km), Belahar (2.1 km) and Nagarahalli (2.8 km).

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

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