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About Bengooru Village

Bengooru is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 848 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1368.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengooru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengooru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571257
Area (hectares) 1368.07 hectares
Population 1,637
Male Population 848
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengooru compares

By the 2011 count Bengooru is the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1368.07 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bengooru

Bengooru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bengooru 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. The nearest villages by name are Arekadu, Aruvathoklu, B Badaga and Balamuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bengooru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengooru village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Bengooru village has 848 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengooru has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bengooru is 571257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengooru covers 1368.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bengooru falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bengooru notes the nearest railway station 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 Bengooru.

Bengooru is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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