About Begur Village

Begur is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,884, made up of 1,963 males and 1,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagar
Tehsil	Gundlupet
Pincode	571109
Area (hectares)	639.92 hectares
Population	3,884
Male Population	1,963
Female Population	1,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Begur compares

By the 2011 count Begur is the 8th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 639.92 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 29 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gundlupet	14 km
Nearest town	Gundlupēt	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kavalande	18 km
District headquarters	Chamarajanagar	29 km

Villages closest to Begur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gundlupet 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 3,884. That makes it the 8th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Begur village has 1,963 males and 1,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Begur is 571109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begur covers 639.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Begur falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Begur is Kavalande, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Begur.

Begur is about 29 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begur is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 14 km away. Gundlupēt is about 14 km away. Kavalande is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.