# Benap Village, Vav, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/benap/ Village · Vav, Banas Kantha # Benap Benap is a village in Vav sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385570**. The 2011 Census counted **5,888 people in 1,046 households**, the 4th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 5,888people (2011) - 1,046households - 60.7%literacy - 385570PIN code ## Benap PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benap is 385570.** Benap falls in Vav sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385570 - Gram panchayatBenap - Community development blockVav - Census village code507453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benap from nearby towns? - Vav (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)136 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)25 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 Benap? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Benap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Vav - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vav - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Benap known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and clusterbean**. About 49% of the 4,918 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 Benap Of every 100 households in Benap in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Benap · ■ Vav rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **68% Toilet within the home ****4%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****100%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **44% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****70%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **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 Benap? ■ Benap · ■ Vav rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **909 Working population ****45.1%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 45.6% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,372 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 237 (9%) · **■** Marginal 512 (19%) 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 Vav - Vav12,034 people - Suigam7,353 people - Dhima6,592 people - Morwada5,493 people - Bharadava5,230 people - Madka5,131 people - Khimanavas4,994 people [All 121 villages in Vav](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benap?385570 - How far is Benap from Palanpur?136 km by road - What is the population of Benap?5,888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benap in?Banas Kantha district (Vav sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Benap?60.7% (Census 2011)