# Benkili Village, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/benkili/ Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam # Benkili Benkili is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532284**. The 2011 Census counted **1,544 people in 381 households**, the 17th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,544people (2011) - 381households - 65.7%literacy - 532284PIN code ## Benkili PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benkili is 532284.** Benkili falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532284 - Gram panchayatBenkili - Community development blockSompeta - Census village code580499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benkili from nearby towns? - Sompeta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)130 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town)8 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 Benkili? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Benkili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sompeta - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baruva - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Benkili known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 73% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Benkili Of every 100 households in Benkili in 2011, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Benkili · ■ Sompeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **84% Toilet within the home ****29%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **78% Tap water ****29%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **82% Use banking services ****37%** **48% Television ****39%** **37% Mobile phone ****46%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****32%** **35% Own their home ****93%** **88% 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 Benkili? ■ Benkili · ■ Sompeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **946 Working population ****47.4%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (49%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (10%) · **■** Marginal 58 (8%) 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 Sompeta - Palasapuram2,075 people - Sirimamidi1,690 people - Malagovindapuram1,583 people - Tallabhadra1,566 people - Gollavooru1,491 people - Pothrakonda1,443 people - Makannapuram1,394 people - Lakkavaram920 people [All 34 villages in Sompeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benkili?532284 - How far is Benkili from Srikakulam?130 km by road - What is the population of Benkili?1,544 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benkili in?Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Benkili?65.7% (Census 2011)