Village · Gokak, Belgaum
# Benachinamardi

Benachinamardi is a village in Gokak sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code 591101. The 2011 Census counted 1,869 people in 365 households, the 94th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.
- 1,869 people (2011)
- 365 households
- 56.5% literacy
- 591101 PIN code

## Benachinamardi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Benachinamardi is 591101. Benachinamardi falls in Gokak sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 591101
- Gram panchayat Benachinamardi
- Community development block Gokak
- Census village code 597467

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Benachinamardi from nearby towns?
- Gokak (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Gokak (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Benachinamardi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Benachinamardi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Urabinahatti
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ankalagi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gokak
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Benachinamardi known for?

The main crops are groundnut, sunflower and maize. About 61% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Benachinamardi

Of every 100 households in Benachinamardi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benachinamardi · ■ Gokak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 71%
- Toilet within the home 5% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 85%
- Tap water 90% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91%
- Use banking services 23% 72%
- Television 28% 34%
- Mobile phone 40% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 38% 16%
- Own their home 93% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Benachinamardi?

■ Benachinamardi · ■ Gokak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.5% 64.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 951
- Working population 44.4% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 395 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 143 (17%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 101 (12%) · ■ Marginal 186 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gokak
- Panchanaikanatti 1,971 people
- Gurlapur 1,931 people
- Radderatti 1,929 people
- Venkatapur 1,916 people
- Ajjanakatti 1,837 people
- Mallapur. S.A. 1,837 people
- Bagarnal 1,728 people
- Bairanatti 1,660 people

All 131 villages in Gokak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Benachinamardi? 591101
- How far is Benachinamardi from Belgaum? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Benachinamardi? 1,869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benachinamardi in? Belgaum district (Gokak sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benachinamardi? 56.5% (Census 2011)

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