About Bilwar Village

Bilwar is a large village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,463 males and 1,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1656.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilwar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Jevargi
Pincode	585310
Area (hectares)	1656.47 hectares
Population	2,929
Male Population	1,463
Female Population	1,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilwar compares

By the 2011 count Bilwar is the 21st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 1656.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bilwar

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

Bilwar lies about 60 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 39 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 Bilwar
Nearest town	Shāhpur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jevargi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Shampurahalli	39 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	60 km

Villages closest to Bilwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilwar village had a population of 2,929. That makes it the 21st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Bilwar village has 1,463 males and 1,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilwar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bilwar is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilwar covers 1656.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilwar falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilwar is Shampurahalli, about 39 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 Bilwar.

Bilwar is about 60 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilwar is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhpur is about 23 km away. Jevargi is about 24 km away. Shampurahalli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.