About Begar Village

Begar is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 134 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Siddapur
Pincode	581322
Area (hectares)	352.59 hectares
Population	276
Male Population	134
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Begar compares

By the 2011 count Begar is the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 352.59 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 1010.

Getting to Begar

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

Begar lies about 39 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 26 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 Begar
Tehsil headquarters	Siddapur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	26 km
Nearest town	Sirsi	33 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	39 km

Villages closest to Begar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Begar village had a population of 276. That makes it the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Begar village has 134 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begar has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Begar is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begar covers 352.59 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.

Begar falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Begar is Talaguppa, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Begar.

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

Begar is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 19 km away. Talaguppa is about 26 km away. Sirsi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.