# Benakotgi Village, Sindgi, Bijapur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sindgi, Bijapur 

# Benakotgi

Benakotgi is a village in Sindgi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,522 people in 234 households**, the 84th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 1,522people (2011)
- 234households
- 58.4%literacy
- 586112PIN code

## Benakotgi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benakotgi is 586112.** Benakotgi falls in Sindgi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code586112
- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockSindgi
- Census village code599345

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

## How far is Benakotgi from nearby towns?

- Sindgi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sindgi (nearest town)8 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 Benakotgi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Benakotgi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sindgi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sindgi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sindgi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Benakotgi known for?

The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and bajra**. About 97% of the 881 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Benakotgi

Of every 100 households in Benakotgi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Benakotgi · ■ Sindgi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**78%

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

**4%

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

**86%

Tap water ****28%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Benakotgi?

■ Benakotgi · ■ Sindgi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**920

Working population ****38.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (62%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (11%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Sindgi

- Asangihal1,598 people
- Wandal1,588 people
- Bhantnur1,556 people
- Ganganahalli1,539 people
- Bableshwar1,518 people
- Tirupatinagar1,508 people
- Alahalli1,499 people
- Kerur1,463 people

[All 150 villages in Sindgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benakotgi?586112
- How far is Benakotgi from Bijapur?68 km by road
- What is the population of Benakotgi?1,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benakotgi in?Bijapur district (Sindgi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benakotgi?58.4% (Census 2011)