# Benandoor Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Benandoor

Benandoor is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 63 households**, the 35th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 332people (2011)
- 63households
- 75.4%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Benandoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benandoor is 581320.** Benandoor falls in Bhatkal sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatYelavadikavoor
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603871

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

## How far is Benandoor from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)156 km by road
- Bhatkal (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 Benandoor?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Benandoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatkal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Yalavadi Karoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Benandoor known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 12% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Benandoor

Of every 100 households in Benandoor in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Benandoor · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****31%**

**79%

Television ****23%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****39%**

**89%

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 Benandoor?

■ Benandoor · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**958

Working population ****62.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 70.7% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (51%) · **■** Other work 37 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Bhatkal

- Kuntavani539 people
- Golibilur501 people
- Hadavalli495 people
- Hallyani339 people
- Kulawadi311 people
- Bilurmane287 people
- Badabag235 people
- Hudil235 people

[All 59 villages in Bhatkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/bhatkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benandoor?581320
- How far is Benandoor from Karwar?156 km by road
- What is the population of Benandoor?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benandoor in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benandoor?75.4% (Census 2011)