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About Bettagere Village

Bettagere is a mid sized village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 320 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bettagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bettagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577139
Area (hectares) 427.38 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 320
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bettagere compares

By the 2011 count Bettagere is the 23rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 427.38 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bettagere

Bettagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bettagere 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bettagere from other places

Bettagere lies about 42 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bellenahalli, about 33 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 Bettagere
Nearest railway station Bellenahalli 33 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 35 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 42 km

Villages closest to Bettagere

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

Common questions about Bettagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Bettagere village had a population of 666. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Bettagere village has 320 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bettagere has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bettagere is 577139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bettagere covers 427.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bettagere falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bettagere is Bellenahalli, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bettagere.

Bettagere is about 42 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bettagere is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Bellenahalli is about 33 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 34 km away. Sringeri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadadalu (2.4 km), Sunkadamakki (3.9 km) and Kelakoppa (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bettagere today is likely to be higher.

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