About Begur Village

Begur is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 400 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577550
Area (hectares)	605.84 hectares
Population	827
Male Population	400
Female Population	427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Begur compares

By the 2011 count Begur is the 73rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 605.84 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 989.

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 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 58 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about 8.5 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	Ajjampura	8.5 km
Nearest town	Birūr	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	30 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	58 km

Villages closest to Begur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarikere 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 827. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Begur village has 400 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begur has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Begur is 577550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begur covers 605.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Begur falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Begur is Ajjampura, about 8.5 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 village for Begur.

Begur is about 58 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begur is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ajjampura is about 8.5 km away. Birūr is about 20 km away. Tarikere is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.