# Bekkara Village, Kalwakurthy, Mahbubnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Kalwakurthy, Mahbubnagar 

# Bekkara

Bekkara is a village in Kalwakurthy sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 142 households**, the 17th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 563people (2011)
- 142households
- 58.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Bekkara PIN code and other codes

Bekkara falls in Kalwakurthy sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatThotapalle
- Community development blockKalwakurthy
- Census village code575584

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

## How far is Bekkara from nearby towns?

- Kalwakurthy (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (district HQ)72 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (nearest town)72 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 Bekkara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bekkara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bekkara known for?

The main crops are **jowar, paddy and ground nut**. About 57% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Bekkara

Of every 100 households in Bekkara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bekkara · ■ Kalwakurthy rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**68%

Tap water ****96%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****15%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bekkara?

■ Bekkara · ■ Kalwakurthy rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1533**

**1006

Working population ****56.5%**

**57.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 45.2% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 190 (60%)

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 Kalwakurthy

- Venkatapoor1,253 people
- Vepur1,198 people
- Jeedipalle1,177 people
- Suddakal970 people

[All 17 villages in Kalwakurthy](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/kalwakurthy/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bekkara from Mahbubnagar?72 km by road
- What is the population of Bekkara?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bekkara in?Mahbubnagar district (Kalwakurthy sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Bekkara?58.5% (Census 2011)