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Besagur Population - Kodagu, Karnataka

Besagur is a medium size village located in Virajpet Taluka of Kodagu district, Karnataka with total 231 families residing. The Besagur village has population of 878 of which 433 are males while 445 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Besagur village population of children with age 0-6 is 89 which makes up 10.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Besagur village is 1028 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Besagur as per census is 1282, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Besagur village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Besagur village was 70.09 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Besagur Male literacy stands at 73.10 % while female literacy rate was 67.09 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Besagur 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 Besagur village.

Besagur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 231 - -
Population 878 433 445
Child (0-6) 89 39 50
Schedule Caste 188 81 107
Schedule Tribe 246 115 131
Literacy 70.09 % 73.10 % 67.09 %
Total Workers 521 295 226
Main Worker 520 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

Besagur village of Kodagu has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 28.02 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 21.41 % of total population in Besagur village.

Work Profile

In Besagur village out of total population, 521 were engaged in work activities. 99.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 521 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.