# Benegaon Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Benegaon

Benegaon is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 318 households**, the 54th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,482people (2011)
- 318households
- 75.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Benegaon PIN code and other codes

Benegaon falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497904

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

## How far is Benegaon from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)38 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)38 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 Benegaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benegaon; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Benegaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 66% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Benegaon

Of every 100 households in Benegaon in 2011, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benegaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Benegaon?

■ Benegaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**944

Working population ****57.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.8% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (45%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 116 (14%) · **■** Marginal 123 (14%)

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 Kirnapur

- Piparjhari1,511 people
- Singodi1,496 people
- Pardi1,492 people
- Kadakna1,489 people
- Nimdewada1,477 people
- Datta1,460 people
- Mangoli Kalan1,410 people
- Bhuwa1,394 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benegaon from Balaghat?38 km by road
- What is the population of Benegaon?1,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benegaon in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Benegaon?75.7% (Census 2011)