# Benakanahalli Village, Honnali, Davanagere (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/honnali/benakanahalli/ Village · Honnali, Davanagere # Benakanahalli Benakanahalli is a village in Honnali sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577224**. The 2011 Census counted **3,256 people in 752 households**, the 13th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%. - 3,256people (2011) - 752households - 76.2%literacy - 577224PIN code ## Benakanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benakanahalli is 577224.** Benakanahalli falls in Honnali sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka. - PIN code577224 - Gram panchayatBenakanahalli - Community development blockHonnali - Census village code606853 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? - Honnali (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Davanagere (district HQ)40 km by road - Honnali (nearest town)10 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? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Benakanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Holaluru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Honnali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Honnali - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 jowar**. About 26% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 94 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Benakanahalli · ■ Honnali rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****62%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **50% Tap water ****99%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **83% Use banking services ****71%** **54% Television ****69%** **58% Mobile phone ****51%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **16% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 · ■ Honnali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **75.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **966 Working population ****44.5%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 603 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (11%) · **■** Marginal 497 (34%) 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 Honnali - Soratur3,434 people - Belimallur3,340 people - Hiregonigere3,302 people - Chilur3,286 people - Arabagatte3,121 people - Hosahalli2,990 people - Devanayakanahalli2,922 people - Basavanahalli2,617 people [All 173 villages in Honnali](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/honnali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benakanahalli?577224 - How far is Benakanahalli from Davanagere?40 km by road - What is the population of Benakanahalli?3,256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benakanahalli in?Davanagere district (Honnali sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benakanahalli?76.2% (Census 2011)