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

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Biligeri

Biligeri is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571201**. The 2011 Census counted **883 people in 250 households**, the 58th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 883people (2011)
- 250households
- 79.0%literacy
- 571201PIN code

## Biligeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biligeri is 571201.** Biligeri falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571201
- Gram panchayatKiragandur
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617930

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

## How far is Biligeri from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)33 km by road
- Somwarpet (nearest town)10 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 Biligeri?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Biligeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Somvarpet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Somwarpet
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Somwarpet
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Biligeri known for?

The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 85% of the 767 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 Biligeri

Of every 100 households in Biligeri in 2011, 76 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Biligeri · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**84%

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

**76%

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

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**74%

Use banking services ****34%**

**70%

Television ****53%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

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

**8%

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

**13%

Own their home ****54%**

**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 Biligeri?

■ Biligeri · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**979

Working population ****62.5%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 71.6% for women. 70% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 481 (87%) · **■** Marginal 67 (12%)

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

- Mullur935 people
- Herur912 people
- Kanbylu Baichanalli899 people
- Ankanalli886 people
- Thalthare Shetalli873 people
- Yedavanadu Forest Ii861 people
- Kandanakolli856 people
- Bembalur855 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biligeri?571201
- How far is Biligeri from Madikeri?33 km by road
- What is the population of Biligeri?883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biligeri in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Biligeri?79.0% (Census 2011)