# Bedkihal Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/bedkihal/ Village · Chikodi, Belgaum # Bedkihal Bedkihal is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591214**. The 2011 Census counted **11,355 people in 2,618 households**, the 6th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 11,355people (2011) - 2,618households - 75.0%literacy - 591214PIN code ## Bedkihal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bedkihal is 591214.** Bedkihal falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591214 - Gram panchayatBedkihal - Community development blockChikodi - Census village code597168 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bedkihal from nearby towns? - Chikodi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)100 km by road - Sadalgi (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bedkihal? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Bedkihal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sadalaga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sadalgi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bedkihal known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and soyabean**. Products made here include bricks. About 94% of the 1,533 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,109 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bedkihal Of every 100 households in Bedkihal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bedkihal · ■ Chikodi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **87% Toilet within the home ****36%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **68% Tap water ****76%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **77% Use banking services ****52%** **76% Television ****53%** **50% Mobile phone ****51%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **11% Own their home ****89%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bedkihal? ■ Bedkihal · ■ Chikodi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **901 Working population ****47.2%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,275 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,812 (34%) · **■** Household industry 70 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,005 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,192 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chikodi - Examba15,224 people - Kerur14,758 people - Khadaklat12,155 people - Hirekudi11,946 people - Ankali11,261 people - Koganoli11,059 people - Kabbur10,949 people - Bhoj10,524 people [All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bedkihal?591214 - How far is Bedkihal from Belgaum?100 km by road - What is the population of Bedkihal?11,355 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bedkihal in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bedkihal?75.0% (Census 2011)