# Bembalur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Bembalur

Bembalur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571231**. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 235 households**, the 62nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 855people (2011)
- 235households
- 85.6%literacy
- 571231PIN code

## Bembalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bembalur is 571231.** Bembalur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571231
- Gram panchayatBydagotta
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617870

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

## How far is Bembalur from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)5 km by road
- Arkalgud (nearest town)21 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 Bembalur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bembalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Doddakodli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bidarur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Bembalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 67% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Bembalur

Of every 100 households in Bembalur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bembalur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**23%

Tap water ****73%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****79%**

**70%

Television ****42%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**76%

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 Bembalur?

■ Bembalur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**979

Working population ****44.1%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 80.6% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (31%) · **■** Other work 156 (41%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Somvarpet

- Biligeri883 people
- Thalthare Shetalli873 people
- Yedavanadu Forest Ii861 people
- Kandanakolli856 people
- Urugutti838 people
- Shanthalli831 people
- Yelakanur829 people
- Irale Valamudi823 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bembalur?571231
- How far is Bembalur from Madikeri?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bembalur?855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bembalur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bembalur?85.6% (Census 2011)