# Beguru Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Beguru

Beguru is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **2,537 people in 546 households**, the 14th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,537people (2011)
- 546households
- 80.9%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Beguru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Beguru is 577427.** Beguru falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatBeguru
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607791

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

## How far is Beguru from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)58 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)7 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Beguru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Shikaripura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 93% of the 1,384 hectares of village land is sown, and 617 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

Of every 100 households in Beguru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Beguru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**39%

Tap water ****34%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**75%

Television ****57%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**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?

■ Beguru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**972

Working population ****50.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 74.8% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 604 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 325 (25%)

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

- Mattikote3,000 people
- Bilaki2,853 people
- Hithala2,644 people
- Kappanahalli2,565 people
- Manchikoppa2,415 people
- Kaginalli2,277 people
- Maravalli2,219 people
- Kittadahalli2,210 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Beguru?577427
- How far is Beguru from Shimoga?58 km by road
- What is the population of Beguru?2,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beguru in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Beguru?80.9% (Census 2011)