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- LGD code
- 608916
- Pincode
- 577120
- Post office
- Hariharapura
- Population
- 852
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 83.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1114 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 228
- Distance to district centre
- 77 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 49 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 266 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 551 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barkur · 48 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sharada Dhanvantari Charitable Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Begar compares
By population, Begar ranks #11 of 49 villages in Sringeri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
83.9%
+5.4% vs mandal average
- Begar
- 83.9%
- Sringeri mandal
- 78.5%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,114
+81 vs mandal average
- Begar
- 1,114
- Sringeri mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Begar
- 4.8
- Sringeri mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Begar at a glance
Begar is a village of 852 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Sringeri taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 11th-largest of 49 villages in Sringeri taluk. Literacy is 84%, 5 points above the taluk average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,114 women per 1,000 men. It lies 77 km from the Chikkamagaluru district centre, 34 km from Kalasa, the nearest town, 48 km from Barkur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577120, served by Hariharapura post office; the LGD village code is 608916. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sharada Dhanvantari Charitable Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Chikmagalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. D. Thammaiah. The population is estimated at 967 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Begaru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begar · this village | 852 | 84% | — |
| Begar · Siddapur | 276 | 91% | 0 km N |
| Bidaragodu · Tirthahalli | 1,039 | 77% | 1.9 km NW |
| Shanuvalli · Koppa | 168 | 71% | 4 km E |
| Shanuvalli · Sorab | 626 | 57% | 4 km E |
| Holekoppa · Tirthahalli | 591 | 75% | 5.5 km SE |
| Holekoppa · Sorab | 224 | 50% | 5.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Begar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SRINGERI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 114
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BEGAR
- Total area (ha)
- 277.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 52.45
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Begar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Begar
- LGD code
- 608916
- Pincode
- 577120
- Post office
- Hariharapura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 852
- Population (projected 2026)
- 967
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1114
- Literacy rate
- 83.9%
- Coordinates
- 13.50066°N, 75.20160°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chikmagalur
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. D. Thammaiah
- Block / Mandal
- Sringeri
Getting there
How to reach Begar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru266 kmcapital
- Chennai551 km
- Hyderabad557 km
- Mumbai668 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBarkur48 km
- Bus stopBegar - Kaimara Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSharada Dhanvantari Charitable Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankKarnataka Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum10 km
- Collegeಅಭಿನವ ರಮಾನಂದ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಜೂನಿಯರ್ ಕಾಲೇಜು11 km
- Police stationPolice Station11 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Boluruunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Begar
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shri Ganapathi Temple , KuppanamakkiTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Ganapathi Temple, BegarTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Ganapathi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Mallikarjuna Swamy TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Jatigeshwara Swamy TempleTemple1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Rama TempleTemple2.1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Brahmalingeshwara Swamy Temple, NallurTemple2.8 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Ganapathi TempleTemple2.9 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Begar
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, MalaluruHigh school2.9 km ↗
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Other villages named Begar
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Villages near Begar
Other villages in Sringeri mandal
View all 48+ →- Sringeri (Rural)
- Menase
- Rushyashringapura (Markal)
- Vidyaranyapura
- Belandur
- Yedadalli
- Nemmaru
- Masige
- Gandagatta
- Kunthur
- Uluvalli
- Neelandur
- Kelakoppa
- Halandur
- Vykuntapura
- Yadadalu
- Kavadi
- Malanadu
- Melukoppa
- Addagadde
- Asanabalu
- Bettagere
- Meega
- Darekoppa
- Honnavalli
- Kikkare (Kikkre)
- Kochavalli
- Ginikal
- Haruru (Harur)
- Kogodu
- Heruru
- Kuthagodu
- Kere
- K.Masige
- Balagere
- Gulaganjimane
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)