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About Baichgod Village

Baichgod is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 101 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baichgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baichgod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581347
Area (hectares) 266.35 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 101
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baichgod compares

By the 2011 count Baichgod is the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 266.35 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Baichgod

Baichgod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baichgod as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baichgod from other places

Baichgod lies about 38 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 54 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 Baichgod
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 20 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 20 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 38 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 54 km

Villages closest to Baichgod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baichgod village had a population of 202. That makes it the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Baichgod village has 101 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Baichgod is 581347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baichgod covers 266.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baichgod falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baichgod is Ambewadi, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baichgod.

Baichgod is about 38 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baichgod is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 20 km away. Yellāpur is about 20 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halagod (under 2 km), Halasinkoppa (under 2 km) and Hunasemane (2.6 km).

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

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