# Benegaon Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Benegaon

Benegaon is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 299 households**, the 65th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,188people (2011)
- 299households
- 83.4%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Benegaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498485

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?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)50 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 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 · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Benegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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?

About 86% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 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, 78 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benegaon · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**25%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**987

Working population ****58.5%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 249 (36%)

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 Lanji

- Harradehi1,252 people
- Dorli1,233 people
- Awa1,199 people
- Watekasa1,191 people
- Phophsa1,152 people
- Siregaon1,137 people
- Khajari1,132 people
- Bomhanwada1,094 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benegaon from Balaghat?50 km by road
- What is the population of Benegaon?1,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benegaon in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Benegaon?83.4% (Census 2011)