# Benkeppalli Village, Chincholi, Gulbarga (Karnataka)

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Village · Chincholi, Gulbarga 

# Benkeppalli

Benkeppalli is a village in Chincholi sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,522 people in 631 households**, the 14th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 3,522people (2011)
- 631households
- 55.4%literacy
- 585306PIN code

## Benkeppalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benkeppalli is 585306.** Benkeppalli falls in Chincholi sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585306
- Gram panchayatSalgar Basanthpur
- Community development blockChincholi
- Census village code620328

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

## How far is Benkeppalli from nearby towns?

- Chincholi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chitgoppa (nearest town)12 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 Benkeppalli?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Benkeppalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 school10+ km · Herur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chitguppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chitgoppa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Benkeppalli known for?

The main crops are **tur dal**. About 91% of the 1,929 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Benkeppalli

Of every 100 households in Benkeppalli in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Benkeppalli · ■ Chincholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****87%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**39%

Television ****36%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Benkeppalli?

■ Benkeppalli · ■ Chincholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**956

Working population ****53.3%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 41.1% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 647 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 744 (40%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 138 (7%) · **■** Marginal 294 (16%)

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 Chincholi

- Miryan3,981 people
- Konchawaram3,776 people
- Salgar Basanthpur3,605 people
- Kallur Road3,594 people
- Ainapur3,502 people
- Gadilingdhalli3,462 people
- Gadikeshwar3,412 people
- Degalmadi3,339 people

[All 148 villages in Chincholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chincholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benkeppalli?585306
- How far is Benkeppalli from Gulbarga?80 km by road
- What is the population of Benkeppalli?3,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkeppalli in?Gulbarga district (Chincholi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benkeppalli?55.4% (Census 2011)