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Ex-Serviceman, Daughter Hacked To Death Over Property Dispute In Karnataka's Belagavi
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- LGD code
- 597957
- Pincode
- 591302
- Post office
- Khanapur (Belgaum)
- Population
- 148
- Households
- 20
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 89
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghose (B.K.) compares
By population, Ghose (B.K.) ranks #206 of 218 villages in Khanapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
−6.4% vs mandal average
- Ghose (B.K.)
- 58.8%
- Khanapur mandal
- 65.2%
- Belagavi district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
+52 vs mandal average
- Ghose (B.K.)
- 1,027
- Khanapur mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
7.4
+2.8 vs mandal average
- Ghose (B.K.)
- 7.4
- Khanapur mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghose (B.K.) at a glance
Ghose (B.K.) is a village of 148 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, the 206th-largest of 218 villages in Khanapur taluk. Literacy is 59%, 6 points below the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 591302, served by Khanapur (Belgaum) post office; the LGD village code is 597957. The village votes in Khanapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vithal Halagekar. The population is estimated at 174 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kapoli Kg →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghose (B.K.) · this village | 148 | 59% | — |
| Kapoli (K.G.) · Khanapur | 1,009 | 74% | — |
| Malwad · Khanapur | 569 | 64% | — |
| Jatage · Khanapur | 423 | 76% | — |
| Ghose (K.H.) · Khanapur | 283 | 53% | — |
| Diggegali · Khanapur | 252 | 62% | — |
| Potoli · Khanapur | 91 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghose (B.K.)
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHANAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAPOLI (K.G.)
- Total area (ha)
- 332.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 282.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghose (B.K.)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghose (B.K.)
- LGD code
- 597957
- Pincode
- 591302
- Post office
- Khanapur (Belgaum)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 148
- Population (projected 2026)
- 174
- Households
- 20
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uttara Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khanapur
- Member of Parliament
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vithal Halagekar
- Block / Mandal
- Khanapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 591302
- BidiKhanapur mandal4,445 pop
- GarlagunjiKhanapur mandal4,033 pop
- HalakarniKhanapur mandal3,666 pop
- NitturKhanapur mandal2,934 pop
- KadatanbagewadiKhanapur mandal2,754 pop
- TopinkattiKhanapur mandal2,652 pop
- Mangenkop-Alias GhosenattiKhanapur mandal2,598 pop
- BailurKhanapur mandal2,279 pop
- NeraseKhanapur mandal2,099 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ghose (B.K.)
Other villages in Khanapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Itagi
- Gandigwad
- Parishwad
- Bidi
- Kakkeri
- Halashi
- Garlagunji
- Kerwad (Gundyanati)
- Halakarni
- Devalatti
- Hiremanoli
- Nittur
- Kadatanbagewadi
- Linganmath
- Topinkatti
- Mangenkop-Alias Ghosenatti
- Jamboti
- Kasabanandgad
- Hire-Hattiholi
- Tolagi
- Bailur
- Bogur
- Bekwad
- Godholi
- Karalga
- Chikkamanoli
- Nerase
- Hebbal
- Gunji
- Avarolli
- Bacholi
- Thirthkunde
- Kodachwad
- Chapagaon
- Kuppatagiri
- Rumewadi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)