About Begur Village

Begur is a small village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 218 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore
Tehsil	Bangalore North
Pincode	562149
Area (hectares)	185.99 hectares
Population	434
Male Population	218
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Begur compares

By the 2011 count Begur is the 140th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 185.99 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Begur

Begur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Begur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begur from other places

Begur lies about 12 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Singasandra, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Begur
Nearest railway station	Singasandra	2.2 km
Nearest town	Electronic City Phase I	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangalore North	12 km
District headquarters	Bangalore	12 km

Villages closest to Begur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Begur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begur village had a population of 434. That makes it the 140th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Begur village has 218 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Begur is 562149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begur covers 185.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Begur falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Begur is Singasandra, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Begur.

Begur is about 12 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begur is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Singasandra is about 2.2 km away. Electronic City Phase I is about 4.2 km away. Bangalore North is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.