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About Bekya Village

Bekya is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 444 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bekya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bekya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571107
Area (hectares) 290.34 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 444
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bekya compares

By the 2011 count Bekya is the 98th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 290.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bekya

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

Bekya lies about 53 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 30 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 Bekya
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 6.6 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 15 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 30 km
District headquarters Mysore 53 km

Villages closest to Bekya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bekya village had a population of 917. That makes it the 98th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Bekya village has 444 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bekya has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bekya is 571107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bekya covers 290.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bekya falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bekya is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 30 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 Bekya.

Bekya is about 53 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bekya is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 6.6 km away. Hunsūr is about 15 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathyagala (1.5 km), Ittagalli (2.4 km) and Charapura (3.1 km).

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

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