# Benur Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Benur

Benur is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491331**. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 56 households**, the 188th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 302people (2011)
- 56households
- 64.3%literacy
- 491331PIN code

## Benur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benur is 491331.** Benur falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491331
- Gram panchayatAakmeta
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448394

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

## How far is Benur from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)161 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)35 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 Benur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Benur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chotebefiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Benur known for?

About 23% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Benur

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

■ Benur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

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 Benur?

■ Benur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**981

Working population ****53.3%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 157 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Kheirkatta311 people
- Mandagaon310 people
- Kandadi309 people
- Pindkasa303 people
- Ghodagaon302 people
- Chhotejharkatta301 people
- Pulunjsalebhat301 people
- Sitapur300 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benur?491331
- How far is Benur from Kanker?161 km by road
- What is the population of Benur?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Benur?64.3% (Census 2011)