# Benakal Village, Yelbarga, Koppal (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/yelbarga/benakal/ Village · Yelbarga, Koppal # Benakal Benakal is a village in Yelbarga sub-district of Koppal district, Karnataka, PIN code **583232**. The 2011 Census counted **3,284 people in 607 households**, the 15th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 3,284people (2011) - 607households - 66.9%literacy - 583232PIN code ## Benakal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benakal is 583232.** Benakal falls in Yelbarga sub-district, Koppal district, Karnataka. - PIN code583232 - Gram panchayatBenakal - Community development blockYelbarga - Census village code601358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benakal from nearby towns? - Yelbarga (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Koppal (district HQ)25 km by road - Yelbarga (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 Benakal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Benakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chadchan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chadachan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuknoor - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Benakal known for? The main crops are **jowar, cotton and sunflower**. About 88% of the 1,702 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Benakal Of every 100 households in Benakal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benakal · ■ Yelbarga rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **84% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****72%** **73% Television ****25%** **33% Mobile phone ****56%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **26% 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 Benakal? ■ Benakal · ■ Yelbarga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **941 Working population ****52.4%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 51.0% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (5%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,302 (76%) 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 Yelbarga - Gunhalu3,753 people - Chikmyageri3,417 people - Hire Wankal Kunta3,410 people - Murdi3,375 people - Kallur3,253 people - Gandhal3,238 people - Vangera3,212 people - Yarihanchinal3,188 people [All 144 villages in Yelbarga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/yelbarga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benakal?583232 - How far is Benakal from Koppal?25 km by road - What is the population of Benakal?3,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benakal in?Koppal district (Yelbarga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benakal?66.9% (Census 2011)