# Begar Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Begar

Begar is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577134**. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 178 households**, the 11th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 852people (2011)
- 178households
- 90.7%literacy
- 577134PIN code

## Begar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Begar is 577134.** Begar falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577134
- Gram panchayatBegar
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608916

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Begar from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)114 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)15 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 Begar?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Begar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sringeri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Begar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 26% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Begar

Of every 100 households in Begar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Begar · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**82%

Use banking services ****93%**

**92%

Television ****57%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****78%**

**89%

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 Begar?

■ Begar · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**986

Working population ****26.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 87.6% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (14%) · **■** Household industry 19 (8%) · **■** Other work 105 (46%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Sringeri

- Nemmaru1,045 people
- Masige888 people
- Gandagatta880 people
- Kunthur854 people
- Uluvalli829 people
- Neelandur823 people
- Kelakoppa818 people
- Halandur799 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Begar?577134
- How far is Begar from Chikmagalur?114 km by road
- What is the population of Begar?852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begar in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Begar?90.7% (Census 2011)