About Begur Village

Begur is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 224 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Piriyapatna
Pincode	571107
Area (hectares)	228.98 hectares
Population	477
Male Population	224
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Begur compares

By the 2011 count Begur is the 153rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 228.98 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 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 5 - 10 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 Begur from other places

Begur lies about 80 km from Mysore, 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	Piriyapatna	32 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	41 km
Nearest railway station	Jagannath Temple Gate	61 km
District headquarters	Mysore	80 km

Villages closest to Begur

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.

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Common questions about Begur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begur village had a population of 477. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Begur village has 224 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begur has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Begur covers 228.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Begur falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore 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 5 - 10 km distance for Begur.

Begur is about 80 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begur is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 32 km away. Madikeri is about 41 km away. Jagannath Temple Gate is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.