# Hire Benkal Village, Gangawati, Koppal (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/gangawati/hire-benkal/ Village · Gangawati, Koppal # Hire Benkal Hire Benkal is a village in Gangawati sub-district of Koppal district, Karnataka, PIN code **583225**. The 2011 Census counted **2,884 people in 532 households**, the 36th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 2,884people (2011) - 532households - 61.9%literacy - 583225PIN code ## Hire Benkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hire Benkal is 583225.** Hire Benkal falls in Gangawati sub-district, Koppal district, Karnataka. - PIN code583225 - Gram panchayatChikka Benkal - Community development blockGangawati - Census village code601613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hire Benkal from nearby towns? - Gangawati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Koppal (district HQ)38 km by road - Gangawati (nearest town)10 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 Hire Benkal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Hire Benkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gangawathi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Hire Benkal known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 51% of the 1,270 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Hire Benkal Of every 100 households in Hire Benkal in 2011, 59 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hire Benkal · ■ Gangawati rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **86% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **66% Tap water ****90%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **86% Use banking services ****34%** **54% Television ****31%** **47% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **19% Own their home ****69%** **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 Hire Benkal? ■ Hire Benkal · ■ Gangawati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **958 Working population ****47.9%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (36%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 471 (34%) · **■** Marginal 162 (12%) 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 - Venkatagiri3,048 people - Agoli3,020 people - Chikka Madinal2,969 people - Jeeralkalgudi2,939 people - Eliganoor2,868 people - Kuntoji2,861 people - Tondihal2,724 people - Kesarhatti2,689 people [All 157 villages in Gangawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/gangawati/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hire Benkal?583225 - How far is Hire Benkal from Koppal?38 km by road - What is the population of Hire Benkal?2,884 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hire Benkal in?Koppal district (Gangawati sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hire Benkal?61.9% (Census 2011)