# Begur Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Begur

Begur is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,536 people in 420 households**, the 45th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,536people (2011)
- 420households
- 82.6%literacy
- 571216PIN code

## Begur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Begur is 571216.** Begur falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571216
- Gram panchayatHudikeri
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618064

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

## How far is Begur from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)55 km by road
- Virajpet (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 Begur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Begur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halligattu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gonikoppall
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gonikoppal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Begur known for?

The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 47% of the 1,337 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 Begur

Of every 100 households in Begur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Begur · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**20%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**56%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****47%**

**61%

Television ****49%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**15%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****74%**

**60%

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 Begur?

■ Begur · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**996

Working population ****47.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 79.1% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 229 (31%) · **■** Marginal 65 (9%)

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 Virajpet

- Kirgur1,595 people
- Kuttandi1,587 people
- Maithadi1,547 people
- Badagarakeri1,539 people
- Mugatageri1,423 people
- Nalkeri1,383 people
- 1St Rudraguppe1,352 people
- Bilugunda1,351 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Begur?571216
- How far is Begur from Madikeri?55 km by road
- What is the population of Begur?1,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begur in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Begur?82.6% (Census 2011)