# Benkatavalli Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Benkatavalli

Benkatavalli is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577401**. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 112 households**, the 98th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 517people (2011)
- 112households
- 81.7%literacy
- 577401PIN code

## Benkatavalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benkatavalli is 577401.** Benkatavalli falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577401
- Gram panchayatYadajigalemane
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607312

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

## How far is Benkatavalli from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)83 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)9 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 Benkatavalli?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Benkatavalli; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lingadahalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Benkatavalli known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 17% of the 583 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Benkatavalli

Of every 100 households in Benkatavalli in 2011, 94 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Benkatavalli · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**40%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**85%

Use banking services ****93%**

**82%

Television ****60%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**26%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Benkatavalli?

■ Benkatavalli · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**955

Working population ****52.4%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 76.1% for women. 74% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (32%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Sagar

- Bhanukuli543 people
- Karani543 people
- Kalmane535 people
- Brahmana Keppige521 people
- Shankanna Shanubhog508 people
- Iruvakki507 people
- Maradavalli503 people
- Balegaru502 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benkatavalli?577401
- How far is Benkatavalli from Shimoga?83 km by road
- What is the population of Benkatavalli?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkatavalli in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benkatavalli?81.7% (Census 2011)