# Benkanhal Village, Kushtagi, Koppal (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/kushtagi/benkanhal/ Village · Kushtagi, Koppal # Benkanhal Benkanhal is a village in Kushtagi sub-district of Koppal district, Karnataka, PIN code **583281**. The 2011 Census counted **2,539 people in 436 households**, the 21st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 2,539people (2011) - 436households - 62.1%literacy - 583281PIN code ## Benkanhal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benkanhal is 583281.** Benkanhal falls in Kushtagi sub-district, Koppal district, Karnataka. - PIN code583281 - Gram panchayatBenkanhal - Community development blockKushtagi - Census village code601413 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? - Kushtagi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Koppal (district HQ)78 km by road - Gajendragarh (nearest town)14 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Benkanhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Indi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Indi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gajendragarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 **sun flower and bajra**. About 92% of the 1,384 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, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benkanhal · ■ Kushtagi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **85% Toilet within the home ****4%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **85% Tap water ****96%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****30%** **57% Television ****26%** **29% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****94%** **89% 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 · ■ Kushtagi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **948 Working population ****55.6%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 49.6% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (13%) · **■** Marginal 512 (36%) 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 Kushtagi - Talugeri2,704 people - Kyadiguppa2,651 people - Nidsesi2,613 people - Bijakal2,583 people - Kumblavati2,449 people - Yelbunchi2,388 people - Bilekal2,382 people - Tuggaldoni2,382 people [All 177 villages in Kushtagi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/kushtagi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benkanhal?583281 - How far is Benkanhal from Koppal?78 km by road - What is the population of Benkanhal?2,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benkanhal in?Koppal district (Kushtagi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benkanhal?62.1% (Census 2011)