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- LGD code
- 618064
- Pincode
- 571216
- Post office
- Ponnampet
- Population
- 1,536
- Households
- 420
- Literacy rate
- 74.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1084 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 729
- Distance to district centre
- 163 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 129 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 35 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 318 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhairanayakanahalli · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Health Center, Thyamagondulu · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Begur compares
By population, Begur ranks #26 of 44 villages in Ponnampet mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.4%
+6.3% vs mandal average
Begur74.4%
Ponnampet mandal68.1%
Kodagu district74.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,084
+59 vs mandal average
Begur1,084
Ponnampet mandal1,025
Household size
people per home
3.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
Begur3.7
Ponnampet mandal3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Begur at a glance
Begur is a village of 1,536 people in 420 households (Census 2011) in Ponnampet taluk, Kodagu district, Karnataka, the 26th-largest of 44 villages in Ponnampet taluk. Literacy is 74%, 6 points above the taluk average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,084 women per 1,000 men. It lies 163 km from the Kodagu district centre, 27 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, 7 km from Bhairanayakanahalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571216, served by Ponnampet post office; the LGD village code is 618064. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Health Center, Thyamagondulu, 8 km away. The village votes in Krishnarajanagara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ravishankar D. The population is estimated at 1,811 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Begur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIRAJPET
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HUDIKERI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,337.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 124.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Begur
- LGD code
- 618064
- Pincode
- 571216
- Post office
- Ponnampet
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,536
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,811
- Households
- 420
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1084
- Literacy rate
- 74.4%
- Coordinates
- 13.15196°N, 77.33454°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandya
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Krishnarajanagara
- Member of Parliament
- H. D. Kumaraswamy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ravishankar D
- Block / Mandal
- Ponnampet
- Nearest PHC
- Health Sub Center (153.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- Syndicate Bank Thithimathi Branch (177.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Begur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru35 kmcapital
- Chennai318 km
- Hyderabad487 km
- Mumbai813 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhairanayakanahalli7 km
- Bus stopT Begur<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Health Center, Thyamagondulu8 km
- ATM / bankKalpataru Grameena Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Fuel Pump9 km
- CollegeSri Siddeshwara ITI college8 km
- Police stationRural Police Station,Thyamagondulu8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Begur
2 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Begur
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)