Village · Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam
# Bennavaram

Bennavaram is a village in Chintapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531111. The 2011 Census counted 324 people in 86 households, the 61st largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.7%.
- 324 people (2011)
- 86 households
- 17.8% 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
- Community development block Chintapalle
- Census village code 585220

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) 130 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 90 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bennavaram?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintapalle
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ 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
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 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 and rajma. About 61% of the 296 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, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bennavaram · ■ Chintapalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 56%
- Toilet within the home 0% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 0% 11%
- Television 0% 15%
- Mobile phone 6% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 86% 68%
- Own their home 100% 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+) 17.8% 37.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 1055
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 1017
- Working population 54.6% 63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.7% for men and 15.9% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 90 (51%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chintapalle
- Krishnapuram 342 people
- Vamigedda Kothuru 340 people
- Burisingi 328 people
- Busulakota 326 people
- Kondavanchula 324 people
- Kummarivanchala 313 people
- Yerrabanda 311 people
- Joharu 307 people

All 248 villages in Chintapalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bennavaram? 531111
- How far is Bennavaram from Visakhapatnam? 130 km by road
- What is the population of Bennavaram? 324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bennavaram in? Visakhapatnam district (Chintapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bennavaram? 17.8% (Census 2011)

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