# Hunswad Village, Haliyal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Haliyal, Uttara Kannada 

# Hunswad

Hunswad is a village in Haliyal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581356**. The 2011 Census counted **1,849 people in 357 households**, the 14th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,849people (2011)
- 357households
- 72.0%literacy
- 581356PIN code

## Hunswad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hunswad is 581356.** Hunswad falls in Haliyal sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581356
- Gram panchayatArlwad
- Community development blockHaliyal
- Census village code602839

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hunswad from nearby towns?

- Haliyal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)142 km by road
- Haliyal (nearest town)8 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 Hunswad?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Hunswad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tergaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Havagi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Havagi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Hunswad known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 92% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Hunswad

Of every 100 households in Hunswad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hunswad · ■ Haliyal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**45%

Tap water ****83%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****43%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Hunswad?

■ Hunswad · ■ Haliyal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**966

Working population ****56.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 665 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (23%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 Haliyal

- Arlwad2,148 people
- Yedoga2,142 people
- Gundolli2,001 people
- Kalginkop1,978 people
- Bhagawati1,628 people
- Tatwanagi1,594 people
- Mundwad1,551 people
- Dusagi1,535 people

[All 129 villages in Haliyal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/haliyal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hunswad?581356
- How far is Hunswad from Karwar?142 km by road
- What is the population of Hunswad?1,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hunswad in?Uttara Kannada district (Haliyal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hunswad?72.0% (Census 2011)
