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About Betkur Village

Betkur is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 377 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563116
Area (hectares) 139.33 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 377
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betkur compares

By the 2011 count Betkur is the 102nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 139.33 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Betkur

Betkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Betkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Betkur from other places

Betkur lies about 29 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 12 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 Betkur
Nearest town Robertsonpet 12 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 20 km
District headquarters Kolar 29 km

Villages closest to Betkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betkur village had a population of 737. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Betkur village has 377 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betkur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Betkur is 563116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betkur covers 139.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betkur falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Betkur is Coromandel, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Betkur.

Betkur is about 29 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betkur is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Robertsonpet is about 12 km away. Coromandel is about 12 km away. Bangarapet is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gennerahalli (under 2 km), Karadiganahalli (1.9 km) and Kavaraganahalli (1.9 km).

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

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