# Benkanahalli Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/benkanahalli/ Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga # Benkanahalli Benkanahalli is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577546**. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 227 households**, the 78th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,114people (2011) - 227households - 59.8%literacy - 577546PIN code ## Benkanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benkanahalli is 577546.** Benkanahalli falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577546 - Gram panchayatParasuramadevarakote - Community development blockHiriyur - Census village code606120 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benkanahalli from nearby towns? - Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)75 km by road - Hiriyur (nearest town)35 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 Benkanahalli? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Benkanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharmapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiriyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Benkanahalli known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 74% of the 1,016 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Benkanahalli Of every 100 households in Benkanahalli in 2011, 64 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benkanahalli · ■ Hiriyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **81% Toilet within the home ****3%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **77% Tap water ****28%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****51%** **54% Television ****16%** **35% Mobile phone ****47%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Benkanahalli? ■ Benkanahalli · ■ Hiriyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1456** **960 Working population ****59.0%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (47%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 68 (10%) · **■** Marginal 88 (13%) 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 Hiriyur - Mungasavalli1,161 people - Uduvalli1,156 people - Doddaghatta1,128 people - Bagganadu1,120 people - Parasuramadevarakote1,106 people - Kalavibagi1,089 people - Bidarakere1,084 people - Balenahalli1,053 people [All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benkanahalli?577546 - How far is Benkanahalli from Chitradurga?75 km by road - What is the population of Benkanahalli?1,114 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benkanahalli in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benkanahalli?59.8% (Census 2011)