# Benakanakere Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/benakanakere/ Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Benakanakere Benakanakere is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572227**. The 2011 Census counted **2,681 people in 663 households**, the 3rd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,681people (2011) - 663households - 78.5%literacy - 572227PIN code ## Benakanakere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benakanakere is 572227.** Benakanakere falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572227 - Gram panchayatDabbeghatta - Community development blockTuruvekere - Census village code612367 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benakanakere from nearby towns? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)89 km by road - Turuvekere (nearest town)13 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 Benakanakere? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Benakanakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Turuvekere - ○Degree college10+ km · Turuvekere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Turuvekere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Benakanakere known for? The main crops are **ragi, coconut and paddy**. About 67% of the 1,302 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Benakanakere Of every 100 households in Benakanakere in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benakanakere · ■ Turuvekere rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **76% Tap water ****71%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****53%** **48% Television ****67%** **55% Mobile phone ****47%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **14% Own their home ****97%** **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 Benakanakere? ■ Benakanakere · ■ Turuvekere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **930 Working population ****49.6%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 866 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (6%) · **■** Marginal 211 (16%) 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 Turuvekere - Mayasandra3,778 people - Muniyur2,739 people - Turuvekere2,576 people - Talkere2,508 people - Kondajji2,477 people - Banasandra2,385 people [All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benakanakere?572227 - How far is Benakanakere from Tumkur?89 km by road - What is the population of Benakanakere?2,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benakanakere in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Benakanakere?78.5% (Census 2011)