# Bennikal Village, Kanekal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kanekal/bennikal/ Village · Kanekal, Anantapur # Bennikal Bennikal is a village in Kanekal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515871**. The 2011 Census counted **2,075 people in 495 households**, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 2,075people (2011) - 495households - 53.0%literacy - 515871PIN code ## Bennikal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bennikal is 515871.** Bennikal falls in Kanekal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515871 - Gram panchayatBennikal - Community development blockKanekal - Census village code594676 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bennikal from nearby towns? - Kanekal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)110 km by road - Rayadurg (nearest town)40 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bennikal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bennikal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanekal - ○Degree college10+ km · Rayadurg - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanekal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bennikal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sun flower**. About 86% of the 1,683 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,025 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bennikal Of every 100 households in Bennikal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bennikal · ■ Kanekal rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****17%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **70% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **82% Use banking services ****73%** **62% Television ****50%** **55% Mobile phone ****58%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **89% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bennikal? ■ Bennikal · ■ Kanekal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **895 Working population ****58.8%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 43.6% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (67%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 125 (10%) · **■** Marginal 50 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kanekal - Hanakanahal3,309 people - Malyam3,212 people - Thumbiganur2,718 people - Brahmasamudram2,593 people - Sollapuram2,029 people - N.Hanumapuram2,005 people - Udegolam1,977 people - Ratchumarri1,950 people [All 17 villages in Kanekal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kanekal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bennikal?515871 - How far is Bennikal from Anantapur?110 km by road - What is the population of Bennikal?2,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bennikal in?Anantapur district (Kanekal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bennikal?53.0% (Census 2011)