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About Mundwad Village

Mundwad is a mid sized village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 776 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581329
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 776
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mundwad compares

By the 2011 count Mundwad is the 17th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 940.

Getting to Mundwad

Mundwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mundwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mundwad from other places

Mundwad lies about 86 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Londa Junction, about 3.5 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 Mundwad
Nearest railway station Londa Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Dandeli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 86 km

Villages closest to Mundwad

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 Mundwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundwad village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 17th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Mundwad village has 776 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundwad has about 999 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 Mundwad is 581329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mundwad covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mundwad is Londa Junction, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Mundwad.

Mundwad is about 86 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundwad is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Londa Junction is about 3.5 km away. Dandeli is about 21 km away. Haliyal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halsi (14 km), Gobral (15 km) and Haregali (15 km).

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

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