# Benkal Village, Devadurga, Raichur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devadurga, Raichur 

# Benkal

Benkal is a village in Devadurga sub-district of Raichur district, Karnataka, PIN code **584111**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 143 households**, the 113th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 847people (2011)
- 143households
- 43.6%literacy
- 584111PIN code

## Benkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benkal is 584111.** Benkal falls in Devadurga sub-district, Raichur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code584111
- Gram panchayatDondambli
- Community development blockDevadurga
- Census village code600592

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Benkal from nearby towns?

- Devadurga (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Raichur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Devadurga (nearest town)16 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 Benkal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devadurga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Devadurga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devadurga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Benkal known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jowar and paddy**. About 89% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Benkal

Of every 100 households in Benkal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Benkal · ■ Devadurga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****18%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**49%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Benkal?

■ Benkal · ■ Devadurga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**965

Working population ****57.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 34.2% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (47%) · **■** Other work 96 (20%) · **■** Marginal 68 (14%)

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 Devadurga

- Jerbandi889 people
- Gajjibhavi883 people
- Mukanhal878 people
- Honnatagi864 people
- Markamdinni832 people
- Mandalgud828 people
- Salkyapur826 people
- Hal-Jadaldinni824 people

[All 188 villages in Devadurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benkal?584111
- How far is Benkal from Raichur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Benkal?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkal in?Raichur district (Devadurga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benkal?43.6% (Census 2011)