About Bilwad Village

Bilwad is a mid sized village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 557 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Afzalpur
Pincode	585301
Area (hectares)	535.35 hectares
Population	1,118
Male Population	557
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilwad compares

By the 2011 count Bilwad is the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 535.35 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bilwad

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

Bilwad lies about 52 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Gaudgaon, about 36 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 Bilwad
Tehsil headquarters	Afzalpur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Gaudgaon	36 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	52 km

Villages closest to Bilwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilwad village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Bilwad village has 557 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilwad has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bilwad is 585301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilwad covers 535.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilwad falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilwad is Gaudgaon, about 36 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 Bilwad.

Bilwad is about 52 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilwad is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Afzalpur is about 24 km away. Gaudgaon is about 36 km away. Gulbarga is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.