# Benkikere Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/benkikere/ Village · Channagiri, Davanagere # Benkikere Benkikere is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,673 people in 366 households**, the 54th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 1,673people (2011) - 366households - 68.0%literacy - 577215PIN code ## Benkikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benkikere is 577215.** Benkikere falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka. - PIN code577215 - Gram panchayatHebbalagere - Community development blockChannagiri - Census village code607082 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benkikere from nearby towns? - Channagiri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Davanagere (district HQ)55 km by road - Channagiri (nearest town)9 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 Benkikere? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Benkikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Channagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Channagiri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Channagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Benkikere known for? The main crops are **arecanut and maize**. About 69% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Benkikere Of every 100 households in Benkikere in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benkikere · ■ Channagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****38%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **58% Tap water ****96%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **82% Use banking services ****56%** **45% Television ****50%** **60% Mobile phone ****41%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****31%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **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 Benkikere? ■ Benkikere · ■ Channagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **947 Working population ****56.8%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 55.6% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 513 (54%) 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 - Hireuda1,721 people - Hiremalali1,713 people - Garaga1,712 people - Nuggehalli1,705 people - Kondadahalli1,620 people - Kulenur1,619 people - Marabanahalli1,585 people - Siddanamatha1,558 people [All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benkikere?577215 - How far is Benkikere from Davanagere?55 km by road - What is the population of Benkikere?1,673 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benkikere in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benkikere?68.0% (Census 2011)