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About Shanawad Village

Shanawad is a mid sized village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 997 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 925.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 582208
Area (hectares) 925.57 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 997
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanawad compares

By the 2011 count Shanawad is the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 925.57 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shanawad

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

Shanawad lies about 36 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Navalgund Road, about 19 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 Shanawad
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Navalgund Road 19 km
District headquarters Dharwad 36 km

Villages closest to Shanawad

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 Shanawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanawad village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Shanawad village has 997 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanawad has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

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

Shanawad covers 925.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shanawad falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shanawad is Navalgund Road, about 19 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 Shanawad.

Shanawad is about 36 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanawad is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 6.2 km away. Navalgund Road is about 19 km away. Dharwad is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobbaragumpi (2.1 km), Halakusugal (2.7 km) and Alagawadi (3.8 km).

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

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