# Bennigere Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Bennigere

Bennigere is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 285 households**, the 36th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,220people (2011)
- 285households
- 70.8%literacy
- 577413PIN code

## Bennigere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bennigere is 577413.** Bennigere falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577413
- Gram panchayatBharangi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607447

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

## How far is Bennigere from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)120 km by road
- Hirekerur (nearest town)25 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 Bennigere?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chikkeruru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Bennigere known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 73% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Bennigere

Of every 100 households in Bennigere in 2011, 74 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bennigere · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**31%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****32%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

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 Bennigere?

■ Bennigere · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**973

Working population ****55.7%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 180 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (34%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 247 (36%)

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 Sorab

- Hurali1,287 people
- Bilagali1,272 people
- Lakkavalli1,238 people
- Thelagunda1,228 people
- Bennuru1,216 people
- Agasanahalli1,211 people
- Muguru1,210 people
- Chikkadagodu1,204 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bennigere?577413
- How far is Bennigere from Shimoga?120 km by road
- What is the population of Bennigere?1,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bennigere in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bennigere?70.8% (Census 2011)