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- LGD code
- 600963
- Pincode
- 584120
- Post office
- Kowthal
- Population
- 8,682
- Households
- 1,715
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,518
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 351 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 226 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sindhanur · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Ballatigi · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bagalwad compares
By population, Bagalwad ranks #4 of 57 villages in Sirwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.4%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Bagalwad
- 44.4%
- Sirwar mandal
- 45.5%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+12 vs mandal average
- Bagalwad
- 1,024
- Sirwar mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bagalwad
- 5.1
- Sirwar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bagalwad at a glance
Bagalwad is a village of 8,682 people in 1,715 households (Census 2011) in Sirwar taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 4th-largest of 57 villages in Sirwar taluk. Literacy is 44%, 1 points below the taluk average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Raichur district centre, 27 km from Maski, the nearest town, 35 km from Sindhanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 584120, served by Kowthal post office; the LGD village code is 600963. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Lingsugur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manappa D Vajjal. The population is estimated at 9,857 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bagalwad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MANVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 71
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAGALWAD
- Total area (ha)
- 3,044.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 736.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bagalwad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bagalwad
- LGD code
- 600963
- Pincode
- 584120
- Post office
- Kowthal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,682
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,857
- Households
- 1,715
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.05276°N, 76.88773°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raichur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lingsugur
- Member of Parliament
- G Kumar Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manappa D Vajjal
- Block / Mandal
- Sirwar
- Nearest bank
- Pragathi Krishna Gramina Bank (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bagalwad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru351 kmcapital
- Hyderabad226 km
- Chennai492 km
- Mumbai542 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSindhanur35 km
- Bus stopSchool Stop20 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Ballatigi8 km
- ATM / bankPragathi Krishna Gramina Bank<1 km
- CollegeSmv College Pothnal14 km
- Police stationHutti Police Station29 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Pragathi Krishna Gramina Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Same pincode
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Other villages in Sirwar mandal
View all 56+ →- Sirwar
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- Ballatgi
- Harvi
- Atnur
- Gud-Dinni.K
- Madagiri
- Chagbhavi
- Jalapur
- Malat
- Sannahosur
- Heera
- Hire-Badardinni
- Nawalkal
- Kurkunda
- Hosur.N
- Jakkal Dinni
- Kadadinni
- Jambaldinni
- Hire Hanagi
- Narabanda
- Marata
- Kasan Doddi
- Ganadinni
- Chincharaki
- Hussainpur
- Machnur
- Hokrani
- Lakkam Dinni
- Murkigudda
- Wadwatti
- Shakapur
- Nugdoni
- Goldinni
- Kalamgere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)