Village · Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam
# Bennavaram

Bennavaram is a village in Chintapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531111. The 2011 Census counted 694 people in 174 households, the 15th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.7%.
- 694 people (2011)
- 174 households
- 39.1% literacy
- 531111 PIN code

## Bennavaram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bennavaram is 531111. Bennavaram falls in Chintapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531111
- Gram panchayat Bennavaram
- Community development block Chintapalle
- Census village code 585208

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bennavaram from nearby towns?
- Chintapalle (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 150 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 100 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bennavaram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bennavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bennavaram known for?

The main crops are paddy, soya bean and ragi. About 84% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bennavaram

Of every 100 households in Bennavaram in 2011, 77 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bennavaram · ■ Chintapalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 77% 56%
- Toilet within the home 6% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 6% 11%
- Television 25% 15%
- Mobile phone 1% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 69% 68%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bennavaram?

■ Bennavaram · ■ Chintapalle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 39.1% 37.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 1055
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 596 1017
- Working population 67.3% 63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 29.7% for women. 64% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 422 (90%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 36 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chintapalle
- Bayalukinchangi 856 people
- Kotagunnalu 788 people
- Kommangi 768 people
- Rowrimthada 707 people
- Kolapari 636 people
- Cherukumpakalu 633 people
- Kinnerla 621 people
- Tammingala 615 people

All 248 villages in Chintapalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bennavaram? 531111
- How far is Bennavaram from Visakhapatnam? 150 km by road
- What is the population of Bennavaram? 694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bennavaram in? Visakhapatnam district (Chintapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bennavaram? 39.1% (Census 2011)

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