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About Karlawad Village

Karlawad is a mid sized village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 669 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1026.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karlawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karlawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 582208
Area (hectares) 1026.07 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 669
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karlawad compares

By the 2011 count Karlawad is the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 1026.07 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 Karlawad

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

Karlawad lies about 33 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Sisvinhalli, about 8.5 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 Karlawad
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sisvinhalli 8.5 km
District headquarters Dharwad 33 km

Villages closest to Karlawad

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 Karlawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Karlawad village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Karlawad village has 669 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karlawad has about 942 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 Karlawad is 582208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karlawad covers 1026.07 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.

Karlawad falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karlawad is Sisvinhalli, about 8.5 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 Karlawad.

Karlawad is about 33 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karlawad is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 7.3 km away. Sisvinhalli is about 8.5 km away. Dharwad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arekurahatti (under 2 km), Kalawad (1.9 km) and Chilakawad (2.4 km).

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

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