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

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Village · Shorapur, Yadgir 

# Benkanhalli

Benkanhalli is a village in Shorapur sub-district of Yadgir district, Karnataka, PIN code **585290**. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 188 households**, the 117th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,152people (2011)
- 188households
- 72.8%literacy
- 585290PIN code

## Benkanhalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benkanhalli is 585290.** Benkanhalli falls in Shorapur sub-district, Yadgir district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585290
- Gram panchayatKachaknoor
- Community development blockShorapur
- Census village code621000

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

## How far is Benkanhalli from nearby towns?

- Shorapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Yadgir (district HQ)48 km by road
- Shorapur (nearest town)22 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 Benkanhalli?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Benkanhalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shorapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shorapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shorapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Benkanhalli known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 76% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Benkanhalli

Of every 100 households in Benkanhalli in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Benkanhalli · ■ Shorapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**72%

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

**6%

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

**89%

Tap water ****21%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**44%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Benkanhalli?

■ Benkanhalli · ■ Shorapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**945

Working population ****55.0%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 480 (76%)

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

- Jainapur1,186 people
- Maralbhavi1,177 people
- Dyamanhal1,160 people
- Sadab1,160 people
- Mangihal1,142 people
- Yektapur1,118 people
- Malhalli1,092 people
- Marnal1,080 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benkanhalli?585290
- How far is Benkanhalli from Yadgir?48 km by road
- What is the population of Benkanhalli?1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkanhalli in?Yadgir district (Shorapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Benkanhalli?72.8% (Census 2011)