# Benakanahalli Village, Madhugiri, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Madhugiri, Tumkur 

# Benakanahalli

Benakanahalli is a village in Madhugiri sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572133**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 118 households**, the 165th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 481people (2011)
- 118households
- 62.4%literacy
- 572133PIN code

## Benakanahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benakanahalli is 572133.** Benakanahalli falls in Madhugiri sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572133
- Gram panchayatMedigeshi
- Community development blockMadhugiri
- Census village code610675

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

## How far is Benakanahalli from nearby towns?

- Madhugiri (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Madhugiri (nearest town)23 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 Benakanahalli?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Benakanahalli; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Medigeshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhugiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhugiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Benakanahalli known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 49% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Benakanahalli

Of every 100 households in Benakanahalli in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benakanahalli · ■ Madhugiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**45%

Television ****20%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**93%

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 Benakanahalli?

■ Benakanahalli · ■ Madhugiri rural average

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

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**966

Working population ****64.7%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 47.2% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 155 (50%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Madhugiri

- Vitalapura500 people
- Raghuvanahalli499 people
- Somapura496 people
- Lakshmipura486 people
- Talakere477 people
- Siddanahalli476 people
- Obalapura466 people
- Srinivasapura464 people

[All 322 villages in Madhugiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/madhugiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benakanahalli?572133
- How far is Benakanahalli from Tumkur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Benakanahalli?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benakanahalli in?Tumkur district (Madhugiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benakanahalli?62.4% (Census 2011)