# Bekkanur Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/bekkanur/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Bekkanur Bekkanur is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 159 households**, the 71st largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 639people (2011) - 159households - 78.9%literacy - 577415PIN code ## Bekkanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bekkanur is 577415.** Bekkanur falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577415 - Gram panchayatDevangi - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bekkanur from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)76 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)10 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 Bekkanur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bekkanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tirthahalli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Bekkanur known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 10% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Bekkanur Of every 100 households in Bekkanur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Bekkanur · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****74%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **29% Tap water ****23%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **79% Use banking services ****90%** **81% Television ****62%** **56% Mobile phone ****76%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****90%** **93% 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 Bekkanur? ■ Bekkanur · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **944 Working population ****56.3%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (17%) · **■** Marginal 38 (11%) 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 Tirthahalli - Triyambakapura653 people - Herabailu644 people - Theerthahalli644 people - Bhandigadi642 people - Hallusale639 people - Vatagaru623 people - Hire Gadde611 people - Holekoppa591 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bekkanur?577415 - How far is Bekkanur from Shimoga?76 km by road - What is the population of Bekkanur?639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bekkanur in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bekkanur?78.9% (Census 2011)