# Benkanhal Village, Gangawati, Koppal (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/gangawati/benkanhal/ Village · Gangawati, Koppal # Benkanhal Benkanhal is a village in Gangawati sub-district of Koppal district, Karnataka, PIN code **583283**. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 176 households**, the 101st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 939people (2011) - 176households - 82.2%literacy - 583283PIN code ## Benkanhal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benkanhal is 583283.** Benkanhal falls in Gangawati sub-district, Koppal district, Karnataka. - PIN code583283 - Gram panchayatSulekal - Community development blockGangawati - Census village code601589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benkanhal from nearby towns? - Gangawati (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Koppal (district HQ)45 km by road - Gangawati (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 Benkanhal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Benkanhal; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neerloti - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangawati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangawathi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Benkanhal known for? The main crops are **bajra and maize**. About 97% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Benkanhal Of every 100 households in Benkanhal in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Benkanhal · ■ Gangawati rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **86% Toilet within the home ****0%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **66% Tap water ****0%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **86% Use banking services ****82%** **54% Television ****21%** **47% Mobile phone ****46%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **19% Own their home ****89%** **85% 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 Benkanhal? ■ Benkanhal · ■ Gangawati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **958 Working population ****51.2%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 70.9% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 196 (41%) 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 Gangawati - Kardona1,039 people - Gonal1,038 people - Devlapur1,004 people - Battarnarsapur951 people - Hire Madinal935 people - Eachanhal917 people - Hampasadurg911 people - Banderhal902 people [All 157 villages in Gangawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/gangawati/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benkanhal?583283 - How far is Benkanhal from Koppal?45 km by road - What is the population of Benkanhal?939 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benkanhal in?Koppal district (Gangawati sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benkanhal?82.2% (Census 2011)