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About Kerwad Village

Kerwad is a mid sized village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 507 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581325
Area (hectares) 685.71 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 507
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kerwad compares

By the 2011 count Kerwad is the 28th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 685.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kerwad

Kerwad 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 Kerwad as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kerwad from other places

Kerwad lies about 66 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 3.8 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 Kerwad
Nearest town Dandeli 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 15 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 66 km

Villages closest to Kerwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwad village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 28th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Kerwad village has 507 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwad has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kerwad is 581325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerwad covers 685.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerwad falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerwad is Ambewadi, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerwad.

Kerwad is about 66 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerwad is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Dandeli is about 3.4 km away. Ambewadi is about 3.8 km away. Haliyal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badakanshirda (3.0 km), Kariyampali (3.2 km) and Dandeli (3.4 km).

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

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