# Benkikere Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Benkikere

Benkikere is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 133 households**, the 108th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 541people (2011)
- 133households
- 80.0%literacy
- 572221PIN code

## Benkikere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benkikere is 572221.** Benkikere falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572221
- Gram panchayatMuthugadahalli
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612339

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

## How far is Benkikere from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)10 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 Benkikere?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Benkikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R15158
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Benkikere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, paddy and ragi**. About 77% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Benkikere

Of every 100 households in Benkikere in 2011, 96 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Benkikere · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**76%

Tap water ****82%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**48%

Television ****76%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

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 Benkikere?

■ Benkikere · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**930

Working population ****58.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 69% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (35%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 25 (8%)

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

- Melnahalli578 people
- Kallanakere564 people
- T.Hosahalli552 people
- Chikkasettikere546 people
- Anemale535 people
- Malladevanahalli520 people
- Halesampige517 people
- N.Ganganahalli510 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benkikere?572221
- How far is Benkikere from Tumkur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Benkikere?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkikere in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benkikere?80.0% (Census 2011)