About Nalwar Village

Nalwar is one of the larger villages in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,846, made up of 5,424 males and 5,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalwar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585218
Area (hectares)	2356 hectares
Population	10,846
Male Population	5,424
Female Population	5,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nalwar compares

By the 2011 count Nalwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 2356 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Nalwar

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

Nalwar lies about 47 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nalwar, about 3.1 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 Nalwar
Nearest railway station	Nalwar	3.1 km
Nearest town	Wādi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	22 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	47 km

Villages closest to Nalwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalwar village had a population of 10,846. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Nalwar village has 5,424 males and 5,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalwar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Nalwar is 585218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalwar covers 2356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalwar falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nalwar is Nalwar, about 3.1 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 Nalwar.

Nalwar is about 47 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalwar is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Nalwar is about 3.1 km away. Wādi is about 12 km away. Chitapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.