# Benakanahalli Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/benakanahalli-606899/ Village · Channagiri, Davanagere # Benakanahalli Benakanahalli is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577551**. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 213 households**, the 95th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 1,029people (2011) - 213households - 61.8%literacy - 577551PIN code ## Benakanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benakanahalli is 577551.** Benakanahalli falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka. - PIN code577551 - Gram panchayatNilogallu - Community development blockChannagiri - Census village code606899 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benakanahalli from nearby towns? - Channagiri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Davanagere (district HQ)65 km by road - Channagiri (nearest town)13 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 Benakanahalli? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Benakanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basavapatna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basavapatna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Benakanahalli known for? The main crops are **maize and ragi**. About 22% of the 948 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Benakanahalli Of every 100 households in Benakanahalli in 2011, 84 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Benakanahalli · ■ Channagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **58% Tap water ****98%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **82% Use banking services ****37%** **45% Television ****48%** **60% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****12%** **17% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Benakanahalli? ■ Benakanahalli · ■ Channagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1541** **947 Working population ****48.8%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 52.9% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 157 (31%) 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 Channagiri - Neethigere1,053 people - Thilineerkatte1,048 people - Sarathi1,037 people - Haronahalli1,036 people - Gullehalli1,027 people - Melanaikanakatte1,016 people - Kavalithanda1,015 people - Chikkakurubarahalli996 people [All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benakanahalli?577551 - How far is Benakanahalli from Davanagere?65 km by road - What is the population of Benakanahalli?1,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benakanahalli in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benakanahalli?61.8% (Census 2011)