# Benchanahalli Village, Nelamangala – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural 

# Benchanahalli

Benchanahalli is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562111**. The 2011 Census counted **907 people in 234 households**, the 57th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 907people (2011)
- 234households
- 65.2%literacy
- 562111PIN code

## Benchanahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benchanahalli is 562111.** Benchanahalli falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562111
- Gram panchayatMaralakunte
- Community development blockNelamangala
- Census village code624713

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

## How far is Benchanahalli from nearby towns?

- Nelamangala (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)72 km by road
- Nelamangala (nearest town)42 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 Benchanahalli?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Benchanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nelamangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R27425
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumkur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Benchanahalli known for?

The main crops are **ragi and pulses**. About 78% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Benchanahalli

Of every 100 households in Benchanahalli in 2011, 93 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Benchanahalli · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**19%

Tap water ****78%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**65%

Use banking services ****38%**

**45%

Television ****83%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**77%

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 Benchanahalli?

■ Benchanahalli · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**954

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 55.7% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 318 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Nelamangala

- Manchenahalli940 people
- Sulkunte940 people
- Jakkanahalli922 people
- Hasurahalli916 people
- Kodigehalli894 people
- Dodderi891 people
- Halenahalli864 people
- Bhavikere863 people

[All 242 villages in Nelamangala](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/nelamangala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benchanahalli?562111
- How far is Benchanahalli from Bangalore Rural?72 km by road
- What is the population of Benchanahalli?907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benchanahalli in?Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benchanahalli?65.2% (Census 2011)