# Bennur Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/bennur-620635/ Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga # Bennur Bennur is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585317**. The 2011 Census counted **1,247 people in 222 households**, the 80th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 1,247people (2011) - 222households - 59.7%literacy - 585317PIN code ## Bennur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bennur is 585317.** Bennur falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585317 - Gram panchayatPethsirur - Community development blockChitapur - Census village code620635 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bennur from nearby towns? - Chitapur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)21 km by road - Gulbarga (nearest town)20 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 Bennur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bennur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Kalgi - ○Degree college10+ km · Gulbarga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gulbarga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Bennur known for? The main crops are **jowar**. About 93% of the 1,636 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bennur Of every 100 households in Bennur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bennur · ■ Chitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **83% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **92% Tap water ****52%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****77%** **45% Television ****56%** **38% Mobile phone ****66%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **29% Own their home ****93%** **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 Bennur? ■ Bennur · ■ Chitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **941 Working population ****50.2%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 49.8% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (18%) · **■** Marginal 239 (38%) 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 Chitapur - Mattimudu1,327 people - Itga1,303 people - Revai1,273 people - Bapu Nagar1,255 people - Malag1,246 people - Sulhalli1,246 people - Katamdevarhalli1,225 people - Sanjay Nagar1,225 people [All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bennur?585317 - How far is Bennur from Gulbarga?21 km by road - What is the population of Bennur?1,247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bennur in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bennur?59.7% (Census 2011)