Village · Bangarapet, Kolar # Betkur Betkur is a village in Bangarapet sub-district of Kolar district, Karnataka, PIN code 563116. The 2011 Census counted 737 people in 155 households, the 106th largest of 356 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 737 people (2011) - 155 households - 70.8% literacy - 563116 PIN code ## Betkur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Betkur is 563116. Betkur falls in Bangarapet sub-district, Kolar district, Karnataka. - PIN code 563116 - Gram panchayat Hulkuru - Community development block Bangarapet - Census village code 622724 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Betkur from nearby towns? - Bangarpet (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Kolar (district HQ) 29 km by road - Mulbagal (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Betkur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Betkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bethamangala - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Guttahalli - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Bethamangala - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Betkur known for? The main crops are ragi and ground nut. About 68% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Betkur Of every 100 households in Betkur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Betkur · ■ Bangarapet rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 91% - Toilet within the home 1% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 79% - Tap water 91% 66% - Drinking water within premises 1% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 87% 48% - Television 50% 54% - Mobile phone 67% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 22% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 15% 20% - Own their home 95% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Betkur? ■ Betkur · ■ Bangarapet rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 67.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 971 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 949 - Working population 44.6% 49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 249 (76%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bangarapet - Hosakote 750 people - Bodagurki 744 people - Kundarasanahalli 738 people - Nernahalli 738 people - Bhavarahalli 732 people - Marikuppa 730 people - Kadiregowdanakote 729 people - Janagutta 714 people All 382 villages in Bangarapet ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Betkur? 563116 - How far is Betkur from Kolar? 29 km by road - What is the population of Betkur? 737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Betkur in? Kolar district (Bangarapet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Betkur? 70.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kolar/bangarapet/betkur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.