# Beguru Dodda Thanda Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/beguru-dodda-thanda/ Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga # Beguru Dodda Thanda Beguru Dodda Thanda is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **3,364 people in 775 households**, the 7th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 3,364people (2011) - 775households - 61.3%literacy - 577427PIN code ## Beguru Dodda Thanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Beguru Dodda Thanda is 577427.** Beguru Dodda Thanda falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577427 - Gram panchayatBeguru - Community development blockShikarpur - Census village code607790 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Beguru Dodda Thanda from nearby towns? - Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)61 km by road - Shikarpur (nearest town)4 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 Beguru Dodda Thanda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Beguru Dodda Thanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripura - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shikaripura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 8 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 Beguru Dodda Thanda known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 63% of the 695 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Beguru Dodda Thanda Of every 100 households in Beguru Dodda Thanda in 2011, 85 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Beguru Dodda Thanda · ■ Shikarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **87% Toilet within the home ****37%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **39% Tap water ****54%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **89% Use banking services ****74%** **75% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****50%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **19% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Beguru Dodda Thanda? ■ Beguru Dodda Thanda · ■ Shikarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **972 Working population ****57.8%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,110 (57%) 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 Shikarpur - Belagavi3,920 people - Saluru3,742 people - Gama3,619 people - Chikkajamburu3,429 people - Udugani3,332 people - Ambaragoppa3,012 people - Mattikote3,000 people - Bilaki2,853 people [All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Beguru Dodda Thanda?577427 - How far is Beguru Dodda Thanda from Shimoga?61 km by road - What is the population of Beguru Dodda Thanda?3,364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Beguru Dodda Thanda in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Beguru Dodda Thanda?61.3% (Census 2011)