# Benakanakond Village, Ranibennur, Haveri (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/haveri/ranibennur/benakanakond/ Village · Ranibennur, Haveri # Benakanakond Benakanakond is a village in Ranibennur sub-district of Haveri district, Karnataka, PIN code **581208**. The 2011 Census counted **3,550 people in 791 households**, the 16th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 3,550people (2011) - 791households - 78.3%literacy - 581208PIN code ## Benakanakond PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benakanakond is 581208.** Benakanakond falls in Ranibennur sub-district, Haveri district, Karnataka. - PIN code581208 - Gram panchayatBenakanakond - Community development blockRanibennur - Census village code604535 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benakanakond from nearby towns? - Ranibennur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Haveri (district HQ)48 km by road - Ranibennur (nearest town)6 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 Benakanakond? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Benakanakond; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranibennur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Joisaraharalehalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ranibennur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Benakanakond known for? The main crops are **maize and onion**. About 85% of the 1,572 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Benakanakond Of every 100 households in Benakanakond in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benakanakond · ■ Ranibennur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **80% Tap water ****31%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****64%** **60% Television ****51%** **47% Mobile phone ****56%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Benakanakond? ■ Benakanakond · ■ Ranibennur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **932 Working population ****47.4%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 67.9% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 596 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 784 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 231 (14%) · **■** Marginal 72 (4%) 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 Ranibennur - Kuppelur4,140 people - Itagi3,981 people - Asundi3,808 people - Joisaraharalahalli3,675 people - Airani3,355 people - Haranagiri3,347 people - Belur3,319 people - Hanumapur3,174 people [All 106 villages in Ranibennur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/haveri/ranibennur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benakanakond?581208 - How far is Benakanakond from Haveri?48 km by road - What is the population of Benakanakond?3,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benakanakond in?Haveri district (Ranibennur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benakanakond?78.3% (Census 2011)