About Begur Village

Begur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 737 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1337.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571216
Area (hectares)	1337.33 hectares
Population	1,536
Male Population	737
Female Population	799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Begur compares

By the 2011 count Begur is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1337.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 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 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 39 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 61 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
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	17 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	39 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	41 km
Nearest railway station	Jagannath Temple Gate	61 km

Villages closest to Begur

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.

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Common questions about Begur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begur village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Begur village has 737 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begur has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Begur covers 1337.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Begur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Begur is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 61 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 Begur.

Begur is about 39 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 17 km away. Kodagu is about 39 km away. Madikeri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.