Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur # Begur Begur is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577550. The 2011 Census counted 827 people in 218 households, the 77th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 827 people (2011) - 218 households - 76.6% literacy - 577550 PIN code ## Begur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Begur is 577550. Begur falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577550 - Gram panchayat Begur - Community development block Tarikere - Census village code 609304 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Begur from nearby towns? - Tarikere (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ) 65 km by road - Hosdurga (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Begur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Begur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ajjampura - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ajjampura - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ajjampura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Begur known for? The main crops are onion and ground nut. About 79% of the 606 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Begur Of every 100 households in Begur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Begur · ■ Tarikere rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 87% - Toilet within the home 37% 47% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 51% - Tap water 80% 71% - Drinking water within premises 92% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 72% - Use banking services 100% 60% - Television 64% 61% - Mobile phone 78% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 19% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 2% 18% - Own their home 95% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Begur? ■ Begur · ■ Tarikere rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 956 - Working population 37.0% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 68.7% for women. 67% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 198 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (17%) · ■ Other work 49 (16%) · ■ Marginal 8 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tarikere - Banoor 838 people - Perumenahalli 836 people - Gejjegondanahalli 835 people - Upparabeeranahalli 831 people - Hulithimmapura 822 people - Chikkanvangala 808 people - Malikoppa 803 people - Samatala 794 people All 249 villages in Tarikere ## Other places named Begur - Begur · Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar · 3,884 people - Begur · Village, Kalghatgi, Dharwad · 2,839 people - Begur · Village, Virajpet, Kodagu · 1,536 people - Begur · Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural · 1,436 people - Begur · Village, Kunigal, Tumkur · 1,101 people - Begur · Village, Tumkur, Tumkur · 876 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Begur? 577550 - How far is Begur from Chikmagalur? 65 km by road - What is the population of Begur? 827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Begur in? Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Begur? 76.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/begur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.