# Benkanhalli Village, Sedam, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/sedam/benkanhalli/ Village · Sedam, Gulbarga # Benkanhalli Benkanhalli is a village in Sedam sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585222**. The 2011 Census counted **3,072 people in 546 households**, the 9th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 3,072people (2011) - 546households - 45.8%literacy - 585222PIN code ## Benkanhalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benkanhalli is 585222.** Benkanhalli falls in Sedam sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585222 - Gram panchayatKodla - Community development blockSedam - Census village code620532 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benkanhalli from nearby towns? - Sedam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)64 km by road - Sedam (nearest town)23 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 Benkanhalli? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Benkanhalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Kodla - ○Degree college10+ km · Sedam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sedam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Benkanhalli known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 95% of the 2,472 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Benkanhalli Of every 100 households in Benkanhalli in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Benkanhalli · ■ Sedam rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****57%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****17%** **37% Television ****42%** **31% Mobile phone ****70%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **34% 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 Benkanhalli? ■ Benkanhalli · ■ Sedam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050** **980 Working population ****51.9%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.4% for men and 36.2% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 657 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (25%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (6%) · **■** Marginal 421 (26%) 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 Sedam - Itkal4,760 people - Handerki4,002 people - Adki3,714 people - Udgi3,628 people - Batgera3,068 people - Nrupathanga2,952 people - Madna2,865 people - Silarkot2,757 people [All 117 villages in Sedam](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/sedam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benkanhalli?585222 - How far is Benkanhalli from Gulbarga?64 km by road - What is the population of Benkanhalli?3,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benkanhalli in?Gulbarga district (Sedam sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benkanhalli?45.8% (Census 2011)