# Bekwad Village, Khanapur, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/khanapur/bekwad/ Village · Khanapur, Belgaum # Bekwad Bekwad is a village in Khanapur sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,162 people in 438 households**, the 23rd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 2,162people (2011) - 438households - 72.0%literacy - 591302PIN code ## Bekwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bekwad is 591302.** Bekwad falls in Khanapur sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591302 - Gram panchayatBekwad - Community development blockKhanapur - Census village code597906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bekwad from nearby towns? - Khanapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)45 km by road - Khanapur (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bekwad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bekwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandgad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandgad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khanapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bekwad known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and ground nut**. About 61% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bekwad Of every 100 households in Bekwad in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bekwad · ■ Khanapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****25%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **64% Tap water ****93%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **89% Use banking services ****64%** **75% Television ****34%** **41% Mobile phone ****55%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bekwad? ■ Bekwad · ■ Khanapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **976 Working population ****51.9%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 704 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 291 (26%) · **■** Marginal 81 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Khanapur - Hire-Hattiholi2,359 people - Tolagi2,331 people - Bailur2,279 people - Bogur2,191 people - Godholi2,144 people - Karalga2,135 people - Chikkamanoli2,115 people - Nerase2,099 people [All 218 villages in Khanapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/khanapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bekwad?591302 - How far is Bekwad from Belgaum?45 km by road - What is the population of Bekwad?2,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bekwad in?Belgaum district (Khanapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bekwad?72.0% (Census 2011)