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About Baad Village

Baad is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,885, made up of 956 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581203
Area (hectares) 768.68 hectares
Population 1,885
Male Population 956
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baad compares

By the 2011 count Baad is the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 768.68 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Baad

Baad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baad 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baad from other places

Baad lies about 24 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, 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 Baad
Nearest town Bankāpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 19 km
District headquarters Haveri 24 km

Villages closest to Baad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baad village had a population of 1,885. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Baad village has 956 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baad has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Baad is 581203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baad covers 768.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baad falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baad is Kalsur, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baad.

Baad is about 24 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baad is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Bankāpur is about 3.8 km away. Shiggaon is about 6.2 km away. Kalsur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanapura (under 2 km), Mukabasarikatti (1.6 km) and Hottur (1.6 km).

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

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