# Benchigaddi Village, Shorapur, Yadgir (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shorapur, Yadgir 

# Benchigaddi

Benchigaddi is a village in Shorapur sub-district of Yadgir district, Karnataka, PIN code **585215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,000 people in 156 households**, the 134th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,000people (2011)
- 156households
- 48.3%literacy
- 585215PIN code

## Benchigaddi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benchigaddi is 585215.** Benchigaddi falls in Shorapur sub-district, Yadgir district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585215
- Gram panchayatGeddalmari
- Community development blockShorapur
- Census village code621032

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

## How far is Benchigaddi from nearby towns?

- Shorapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Yadgir (district HQ)102 km by road
- Shorapur (nearest town)35 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 Benchigaddi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benchigaddi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kekkera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shorapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kodekal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Benchigaddi known for?

The main crops are **cotton and jowar**. About 40% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Benchigaddi

Of every 100 households in Benchigaddi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benchigaddi · ■ Shorapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Benchigaddi?

■ Benchigaddi · ■ Shorapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**945

Working population ****54.1%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 37.9% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 177 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (17%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 226 (42%)

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 Shorapur

- Adwadgi1,024 people
- Karibhavi1,023 people
- Manjalapur1,018 people
- Halgera1,007 people
- Teggihalli999 people
- Dharampur995 people
- Teerth994 people
- Kangandanahalli992 people

[All 201 villages in Shorapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/yadgir/shorapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benchigaddi?585215
- How far is Benchigaddi from Yadgir?102 km by road
- What is the population of Benchigaddi?1,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benchigaddi in?Yadgir district (Shorapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benchigaddi?48.3% (Census 2011)