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About Bettageri Village

Bettageri is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 633 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571255, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bettageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bettageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571255
Area (hectares) 499.53 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 633
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bettageri compares

By the 2011 count Bettageri is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 499.53 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bettageri

Bettageri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bettageri 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 Bettageri from other places

Bettageri lies about 6.1 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 45 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 Bettageri
District headquarters Kodagu 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 45 km

Villages closest to Bettageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bettageri village had a population of 1,277. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Bettageri village has 633 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bettageri has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bettageri is 571255. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bettageri covers 499.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bettageri falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bettageri is Bajakere, about 45 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 Bettageri.

Bettageri is about 6.1 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bettageri is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 6.1 km away. Madikeri is about 8.5 km away. Bajakere is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aruvathoklu (1.9 km), Kumbaladalu (3.5 km) and Biligeri (5.2 km).

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

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