# Bettagere Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Bettagere

Bettagere is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 183 households**, the 23rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 666people (2011)
- 183households
- 83.8%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Bettagere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bettagere is 577139.** Bettagere falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatKuthagodu
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608957

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

## How far is Bettagere from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)8 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 Bettagere?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bettagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Bettagere known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 25% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bettagere

Of every 100 households in Bettagere in 2011, 83 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bettagere · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**18%

Tap water ****13%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**82%

Use banking services ****93%**

**92%

Television ****59%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bettagere?

■ Bettagere · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**986

Working population ****39.9%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 80.1% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 137 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (25%) · **■** Other work 48 (18%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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

- Malanadu742 people
- Melukoppa726 people
- Addagadde725 people
- Asanabalu723 people
- Meega662 people
- Darekoppa659 people
- Honnavalli633 people
- Kikkare614 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bettagere?577139
- How far is Bettagere from Chikmagalur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Bettagere?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bettagere in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bettagere?83.8% (Census 2011)