# Bennikal Village, Hagaribommanahalli, Bellary (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bellary/hagaribommanahalli/bennikal/ Village · Hagaribommanahalli, Bellary # Bennikal Bennikal is a village in Hagaribommanahalli sub-district of Bellary district, Karnataka, PIN code **583216**. The 2011 Census counted **3,141 people in 600 households**, the 23rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 3,141people (2011) - 600households - 79.4%literacy - 583216PIN code ## Bennikal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bennikal is 583216.** Bennikal falls in Hagaribommanahalli sub-district, Bellary district, Karnataka. - PIN code583216 - Gram panchayatBenakal - Community development blockHagaribommanahalli - Census village code604690 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bennikal from nearby towns? - Hagaribommanahalli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bellary (district HQ)80 km by road - Kotturu (nearest town)16 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 Bennikal? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Bennikal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ittigi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotturu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kotturu - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Bennikal known for? The main crops are **maize and ground nut**. About 42% of the 2,803 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 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 Bennikal Of every 100 households in Bennikal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bennikal · ■ Hagaribommanahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **70% Tap water ****21%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****65%** **54% Television ****45%** **48% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **21% Own their home ****94%** **87% 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 Bennikal? ■ Bennikal · ■ Hagaribommanahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **941 Working population ****55.2%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 661 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (6%) · **■** Marginal 626 (36%) 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 Hagaribommanahalli - Hampapatna3,699 people - Nellukudri3,576 people - Alabur3,462 people - Kogali3,308 people - Ulavathi3,101 people - Narayanadevarakeri3,073 people - Kallahalli3,006 people - Varadapura2,860 people [All 56 villages in Hagaribommanahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bellary/hagaribommanahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bennikal?583216 - How far is Bennikal from Bellary?80 km by road - What is the population of Bennikal?3,141 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bennikal in?Bellary district (Hagaribommanahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bennikal?79.4% (Census 2011)