Begur is a small village in Gundlupet taluk of
Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is a town in the southern part of Karnataka, India. Named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile king of Mysore, previously known as 'Arikottara'. Chamarajanagara is the headquarters of Chamarajanagar distr ...
district of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
state, India.
Location
Begur is located between
Gundlupet
Gundlupet also known as Land of Tigers (''Gundlupētē'' in Kannada) is a municipal town situated in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, India. It is also known as "''The flower pot of India''". It is situated 60 km away from NH 766 and ...
and
Nanjangud
Nanjangud, officially known as Nanjanagudu, is a town in the Mysuru district of Indian state of Karnataka. Nanjangud lies on the banks of the river Kapila (also called Kabini), 23 km from the city of Mysore. Nanjangud is famous for the S ...
towns on the
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
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Bangalore
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Road. Begur is 35 km from Chamarajanagar and 15 km from Gundlupet. There is a post office in Begur and the
postal code
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is 571109.
Villages and suburbs
* Horeyala, 4 km
* Somahalli, 6 km
* Agathagowdanahalli, 7 km
* Kulagana, 9 km
* Nitre, 9 km
Transportation
There is no railway station in Begur. The nearest railway station is Mysore.
Highschool
* Gangadareswara Highschool
* Gowtham College, Bommalapura
* Little Flower Highschool, Begur
References
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Villages in Chamarajanagar district