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About Kawalwad Village

Kawalwad is a large village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,195, made up of 1,629 males and 1,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1319.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawalwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawalwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581329
Area (hectares) 1319.78 hectares
Population 3,195
Male Population 1,629
Female Population 1,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawalwad compares

By the 2011 count Kawalwad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 1319.78 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kawalwad

Kawalwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kawalwad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kawalwad from other places

Kawalwad lies about 70 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mugad, about 26 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 Kawalwad
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 17 km
Nearest railway station Mugad 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 70 km

Villages closest to Kawalwad

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 Kawalwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawalwad village had a population of 3,195. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Kawalwad village has 1,629 males and 1,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawalwad has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kawalwad is 581329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawalwad covers 1319.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kawalwad is Mugad, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kawalwad.

Kawalwad is about 70 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawalwad is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Haliyal is about 17 km away. Mugad is about 26 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basawalli (3.0 km), Nandigadda (3.5 km) and Janaga (4.3 km).

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

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