# Besur Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Besur

Besur is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 148 households**, the 65th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 670people (2011)
- 148households
- 73.8%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Besur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Besur is 577417.** Besur falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatKolur
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607317

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

## How far is Besur from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)98 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)24 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 Besur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Besur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Avinahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 24 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 Besur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 12% of the 1,291 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Besur

Of every 100 households in Besur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Besur · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****96%**

**82%

Television ****40%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Besur?

■ Besur · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1351**

**955

Working population ****42.4%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 64.3% for women. 65% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (27%) · **■** Marginal 45 (16%)

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 Sagar

- Yalagalale713 people
- Khandika712 people
- Genasinakuni706 people
- Laviggere704 people
- Narasipura667 people
- Iduvani660 people
- Lakkavalli659 people
- Nadavalli648 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Besur?577417
- How far is Besur from Shimoga?98 km by road
- What is the population of Besur?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besur in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Besur?73.8% (Census 2011)