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About Bekkod Village

Bekkod is a small village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 171 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bekkod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bekkod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 438.96 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 171
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bekkod compares

By the 2011 count Bekkod is the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 438.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 962.

Getting to Bekkod

Bekkod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bekkod as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bekkod from other places

Bekkod lies about 45 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 48 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 Bekkod
Nearest town Hāngal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 27 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 45 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 48 km

Villages closest to Bekkod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bekkod village had a population of 360. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Bekkod village has 171 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bekkod has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bekkod is 581346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bekkod covers 438.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bekkod falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bekkod is Haveri, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bekkod.

Bekkod is about 45 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bekkod is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Hāngal is about 17 km away. Mundgod is about 27 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangeri (2.3 km), Naginkeri (2.7 km) and Balekoppa (2.9 km).

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

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