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Ex-Serviceman, Daughter Hacked To Death Over Property Dispute In Karnataka's Belagavi
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- LGD code
- 598104
- Pincode
- 591115
- Post office
- Kittur
- Population
- 1,142
- Households
- 253
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 526
- Distance to district centre
- 50 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 31 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 422 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 436 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kambarganvi · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bidi · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Basarkhod compares
By population, Basarkhod ranks #30 of 46 villages in Kittur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.4%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Basarkhod
- 67.4%
- Kittur mandal
- 65.2%
- Belagavi district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−65 vs mandal average
- Basarkhod
- 913
- Kittur mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Basarkhod
- 4.5
- Kittur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basarkhod at a glance
Basarkhod is a village of 1,142 people in 253 households (Census 2011) in Kittur taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, the 30th-largest of 46 villages in Kittur taluk. Literacy is 67%, 2 points above the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 50 km from the Belagavi district centre, 19 km from Garag, the nearest town, 16 km from Kambarganvi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 591115, served by Kittur post office; the LGD village code is 598104. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bidi, 11 km away. The village votes in Kalghatgi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Santosh S Lad. The population is estimated at 1,346 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basarkhod
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BAIL HONGAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 423.24
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 128.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basarkhod
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Key facts — Basarkhod
- LGD code
- 598104
- Pincode
- 591115
- Post office
- Kittur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,142
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,346
- Households
- 253
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Coordinates
- 15.58333°N, 74.75000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dharwad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalghatgi
- Member of Parliament
- Pralhad Joshi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Santosh S Lad
- Block / Mandal
- Kittur
Getting there
How to reach Basarkhod
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru422 kmcapital
- Mumbai436 km
- Hyderabad446 km
- Chennai656 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKambarganvi16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bidi11 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpShell18 km
- CollegeGovernment Industrial Training Institute22 km
- Police stationNangad Police Station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Basarkhod
4 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kannada (15th century AD) inscription in the ancient Isvara templeTemple1.4 km ↗
- 🛕Kamala Narayana Temple, DegaonTemple1.4 km ↗
- 🛕Temple known as Kamala Narayana Temple Bastigudi with 4 Kadamba inscription, two of which are dated Kali Yuga 4275 (1174 A.D.)Temple1.4 km ↗
- 🕌Makka MasjidMosque4.6 km ↗
- 🛕Kadamba inscription (Kali Yuga 4289 ) in Basava templeTemple4.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 591115
Villages near Basarkhod
Other villages in Kittur mandal
View all 46+ →- Kittur
- M.K.Hubli
- Kadrolli
- Hunshikatti
- Ambadagatti
- Tigadolli
- Bailur
- Khodanapur
- Turamari
- Devarashigihalli
- Kulavalli
- Degaon
- Dastikoppa
- Awaradi
- Nichanaki
- Kalabhavi
- Hulikatti Kariyat Ambadagatti
- Ugarkhod
- Hirenandihalli
- Kotabagi
- Giriyal-Kariyat
- Marganakoppa
- Savatagi
- Veerapur
- Dematti
- Mallapur Kariyat Ambadagatti
- Jamalur
- Chikkanadihalli
- Dombarkoppa
- Bassapur
- Degulhalli
- Kadatnal
- Marigeri
- Shivanur
- Honnapur
- Metyal
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)