# Benagaon Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Benagaon

Benagaon is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581315**. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 170 households**, the 52nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 695people (2011)
- 170households
- 54.6%literacy
- 581315PIN code

## Benagaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benagaon is 581315.** Benagaon falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581315
- Gram panchayatDevanalli
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603156

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

## How far is Benagaon from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)120 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)34 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 Benagaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hancharata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 9 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 Benagaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 8% of the 1,458 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Benagaon

Of every 100 households in Benagaon in 2011, 92 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Benagaon · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**36%

Tap water ****16%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**55%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****19%**

**73%

Television ****12%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

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

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Benagaon?

■ Benagaon · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**923

Working population ****64.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 72% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (36%) · **■** Other work 285 (63%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Sirsi

- Balegadde724 people
- Sirsimakki719 people
- Kalkuni718 people
- Neggu699 people
- Sonaginmane693 people
- Hanumanthi692 people
- Malanji692 people
- Waddal683 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benagaon?581315
- How far is Benagaon from Karwar?120 km by road
- What is the population of Benagaon?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benagaon in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benagaon?54.6% (Census 2011)