# Benasholi Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Benasholi

Benasholi is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832302**. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 55 households**, the 174th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 237people (2011)
- 55households
- 70.8%literacy
- 832302PIN code

## Benasholi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benasholi is 832302.** Benasholi falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832302
- Gram panchayatShyamsundarpur
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364473

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

## How far is Benasholi from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum Jamshedpur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)75 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 Benasholi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Benasholi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahragora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bahragora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Benasholi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 119 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 Benasholi

Of every 100 households in Benasholi in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benasholi · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**47%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Benasholi?

■ Benasholi · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**959

Working population ****53.2%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (91%)

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 Chakulia

- Dhadka243 people
- Bahadurpur241 people
- Kantabani239 people
- Malibani239 people
- Bhalkapahari235 people
- Jamdol235 people
- Laubera233 people
- Chhota Genryas232 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benasholi?832302
- How far is Benasholi from Purbi Singhbhum Jamshedpur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Benasholi?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benasholi in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Benasholi?70.8% (Census 2011)