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Begur Population - Kodagu, Karnataka

Begur is a medium size village located in Virajpet Taluka of Kodagu district, Karnataka with total 420 families residing. The Begur village has population of 1536 of which 737 are males while 799 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Begur village population of children with age 0-6 is 152 which makes up 9.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Begur village is 1084 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Begur as per census is 1171, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Begur village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Begur village was 82.59 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Begur Male literacy stands at 86.36 % while female literacy rate was 79.08 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Begur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Begur village.

Begur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 420 - -
Population 1,536 737 799
Child (0-6) 152 70 82
Schedule Caste 70 27 43
Schedule Tribe 282 133 149
Literacy 82.59 % 86.36 % 79.08 %
Total Workers 729 462 267
Main Worker 664 - -
Marginal Worker 65 22 43

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 18.36 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 4.56 % of total population in Begur village.

Work Profile

In Begur village out of total population, 729 were engaged in work activities. 91.08 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.92 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 729 workers engaged in Main Work, 229 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourer.