# Benchagere Village, Gubbi, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/gubbi/benchagere/ Village · Gubbi, Tumkur # Benchagere Benchagere is a village in Gubbi sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 386 households**, the 32nd largest of 331 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,561people (2011) - 386households - 75.8%literacy - 572223PIN code ## Benchagere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benchagere is 572223.** Benchagere falls in Gubbi sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572223 - Gram panchayatNittur - Community development blockGubbi - Census village code611803 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benchagere from nearby towns? - Gubbi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)30 km by road - Gubbi (nearest town)7 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 Benchagere? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Benchagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nittur - ○Degree college5–10 km · =R14622 - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bagur Gate - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Benchagere known for? The main crops are **ragi, coconut and arecanut**. About 78% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Benchagere Of every 100 households in Benchagere in 2011, 90 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benchagere · ■ Gubbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **86% Toilet within the home ****18%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **78% Tap water ****40%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****43%** **44% Television ****52%** **47% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **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 Benchagere? ■ Benchagere · ■ Gubbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **974 Working population ****36.6%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 70.7% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 277 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (33%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 50 (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 Gubbi - Yalachihalli1,733 people - Adagoor1,688 people - Chakenahalli1,684 people - K.Kallahalli1,646 people - Ankalakoppa1,557 people - Herur1,496 people - Talekoppa1,487 people - Melekallahalli1,464 people [All 346 villages in Gubbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/gubbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benchagere?572223 - How far is Benchagere from Tumkur?30 km by road - What is the population of Benchagere?1,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benchagere in?Tumkur district (Gubbi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benchagere?75.8% (Census 2011)