# Bedkani Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Bedkani

Bedkani is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581355**. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 406 households**, the 3rd largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,772people (2011)
- 406households
- 88.8%literacy
- 581355PIN code

## Bedkani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bedkani is 581355.** Bedkani falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581355
- Gram panchayatBedkani
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603705

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

## How far is Bedkani from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)152 km by road
- Siddapur (nearest town)8 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 Bedkani?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Bedkani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bilgi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siddapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siddapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Bedkani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 17% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bedkani

Of every 100 households in Bedkani in 2011, 90 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bedkani · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****70%**

**75%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bedkani?

■ Bedkani · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****61.3%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 83.0% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 487 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (8%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 302 (28%) · **■** Marginal 202 (19%)

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 Siddapur

- Kangod1,902 people
- Shiralgi1,869 people
- Tyarshi1,642 people
- Avarguppa1,566 people
- Kolsirsi1,565 people
- Itagi1,460 people

[All 196 villages in Siddapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/siddapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bedkani?581355
- How far is Bedkani from Karwar?152 km by road
- What is the population of Bedkani?1,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bedkani in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bedkani?88.8% (Census 2011)
