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- LGD code
- 597901
- Pincode
- 591120
- Post office
- Nandgad
- Population
- 1,222
- Households
- 275
- Literacy rate
- 71%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 690
Census 2011 · in context
How Khairwad compares
By population, Khairwad ranks #59 of 218 villages in Khanapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.0%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Khairwad
- 71.0%
- Khanapur mandal
- 65.2%
- Belagavi district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+42 vs mandal average
- Khairwad
- 1,017
- Khanapur mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Khairwad
- 4.4
- Khanapur mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khairwad at a glance
Khairwad is a village of 1,222 people in 275 households (Census 2011) in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, the 59th-largest of 218 villages in Khanapur taluk. Literacy is 71%, 6 points above the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 591120, served by Nandgad post office; the LGD village code is 597901. The village votes in Khanapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vithal Halagekar. The population is estimated at 1,441 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bekawad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khairwad · this village | 1,222 | 71% | — |
| Bekwad · Khanapur | 2,162 | 64% | — |
| Hadalaga · Khanapur | 733 | 71% | — |
| Banki-Basarikatti · Khanapur | 607 | 68% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khairwad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHANAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BEKWAD
- Total area (ha)
- 495.08
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 111.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khairwad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khairwad
- LGD code
- 597901
- Pincode
- 591120
- Post office
- Nandgad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,222
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,441
- Households
- 275
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 71.0%
- 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 591120
- HalashiKhanapur mandal4,073 pop
- KasabanandgadKhanapur mandal2,373 pop
- BekwadKhanapur mandal2,162 pop
- KaralgaKhanapur mandal2,135 pop
- HebbalKhanapur mandal2,026 pop
- ChapagaonKhanapur mandal1,797 pop
- Zunjawad K.NandagadKhanapur mandal1,574 pop
- HalagaKhanapur mandal1,068 pop
- Kapoli (K.G.)Khanapur mandal1,009 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Khairwad
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)