# Benai Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitapur, Surguja 

# Benai

Benai is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 154 households**, the 44th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 686people (2011)
- 154households
- 57.0%literacy
- 497111PIN code

## Benai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benai is 497111.** Benai falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497111
- Gram panchayatGirhuldih
- Community development blockSitapur
- Census village code433468

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Benai from nearby towns?

- Sitapur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)87 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)32 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 Benai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gersa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Benai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 38% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Benai

Of every 100 households in Benai in 2011, 70 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benai · ■ Sitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Benai?

■ Benai · ■ Sitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**982

Working population ****63.1%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 212 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 215 (50%)

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 Sitapur

- Bamlaya976 people
- Chalta828 people
- Hardisand788 people
- Sureshpur726 people
- Harra Tikra686 people
- Murta518 people
- Langda Sand513 people
- Kathbudha512 people

[All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benai?497111
- How far is Benai from Ambikapur?87 km by road
- What is the population of Benai?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benai in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Benai?57.0% (Census 2011)