# Benavalli Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/benavalli/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Benavalli Benavalli is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 228 households**, the 30th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 954people (2011) - 228households - 83.4%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Benavalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benavalli is 577426.** Benavalli falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatArasalu - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607949 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benavalli from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)36 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)29 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 Benavalli? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Benavalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baruve - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govatoor - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Benavalli known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 30% of the 1,043 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Benavalli Of every 100 households in Benavalli in 2011, 77 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Benavalli · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **83% Toilet within the home ****49%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **39% Tap water ****31%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **86% Use banking services ****78%** **83% Television ****50%** **50% Mobile phone ****74%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Benavalli? ■ Benavalli · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **971 Working population ****47.9%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 65% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 43 (9%) 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 Hosanagara - Bellur975 people - Byse961 people - Aramane Koppa958 people - Mugadthi958 people - Goragodu954 people - Madapura936 people - Alavalli929 people - Talale929 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benavalli?577426 - How far is Benavalli from Shimoga?36 km by road - What is the population of Benavalli?954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benavalli in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benavalli?83.4% (Census 2011)