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

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Besagur

Besagur is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571216**. The 2011 Census counted **878 people in 231 households**, the 75th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 878people (2011)
- 231households
- 70.1%literacy
- 571216PIN code

## Besagur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code571216
- Gram panchayatPonnapasanthe
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618084

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

## How far is Besagur from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)70 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)28 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 Besagur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Besagur; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giniekoppal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Besagur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 83% of the 676 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 Besagur

Of every 100 households in Besagur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Besagur · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

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

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**74%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****45%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**15%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Besagur?

■ Besagur · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1282**

**996

Working population ****59.3%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 67.1% for women. 68% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 517 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Bellur935 people
- Bekke Sodlur912 people
- Bettakeri910 people
- Hathur882 people
- Kolatodu Bygodu865 people
- Manchalli & Forest827 people
- V.Badaga824 people
- Nalloor766 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Besagur?571216
- How far is Besagur from Madikeri?70 km by road
- What is the population of Besagur?878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besagur in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Besagur?70.1% (Census 2011)