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About Bekke Sodlur Village

Bekke Sodlur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 440 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bekke Sodlur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bekke Sodlur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571216
Area (hectares) 589.62 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 440
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bekke Sodlur compares

By the 2011 count Bekke Sodlur is the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 589.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1026.

Getting to Bekke Sodlur

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

Bekke Sodlur lies about 43 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 58 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 Bekke Sodlur
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 22 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 40 km
District headquarters Kodagu 43 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 58 km

Villages closest to Bekke Sodlur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virajpet 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 Bekke Sodlur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bekke Sodlur village had a population of 912. That makes it the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bekke Sodlur village has 440 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bekke Sodlur has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bekke Sodlur is 571216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bekke Sodlur covers 589.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bekke Sodlur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bekke Sodlur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 58 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 Bekke Sodlur.

Bekke Sodlur is about 43 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bekke Sodlur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 22 km away. Hunsūr is about 40 km away. Kodagu is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothur (under 2 km), Balyamandur (1.6 km) and Chikka Mandur (1.8 km).

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

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