# Benkanhal Village, Lingsugur, Raichur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lingsugur, Raichur 

# Benkanhal

Benkanhal is a village in Lingsugur sub-district of Raichur district, Karnataka, PIN code **584124**. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 93 households**, the 159th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 563people (2011)
- 93households
- 62.4%literacy
- 584124PIN code

## Benkanhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benkanhal is 584124.** Benkanhal falls in Lingsugur sub-district, Raichur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code584124
- Gram panchayatMaraldinni
- Community development blockLingsugur
- Census village code600517

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?

- Lingsugur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Raichur (district HQ)124 km by road
- Mudgal (nearest town)22 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maski
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mudgal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maski
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 **jowar, sunflower and tur dal**. About 50% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Benkanhal · ■ Lingsugur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****97%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**59%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 · ■ Lingsugur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**940

Working population ****57.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 91 (28%)

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 Lingsugur

- Yalgundi588 people
- Byalihal579 people
- Ramalooti579 people
- Palgal Dinni578 people
- Tawag561 people
- Wandali548 people
- Amarawati535 people
- Rampur531 people

[All 191 villages in Lingsugur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/lingsugur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benkanhal?584124
- How far is Benkanhal from Raichur?124 km by road
- What is the population of Benkanhal?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkanhal in?Raichur district (Lingsugur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benkanhal?62.4% (Census 2011)