# Benhata Village, Kolaras, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/benhata/ Village · Kolaras, Shivpuri # Benhata Benhata is a village in Kolaras sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,687 people in 322 households**, the 12th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 1,687people (2011) - 322households - 62.0%literacy - 842females per 1,000 males ## Benhata PIN code and other codes Benhata falls in Kolaras sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKolaras - Census village code455769 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benhata from nearby towns? - Kolaras (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ)18 km by road - Kolaras (nearest town)8 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 Benhata? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Benhata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolaras - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kolaras - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Benhata known for? About 48% of the 1,474 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Benhata Of every 100 households in Benhata in 2011, 87 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Benhata · ■ Kolaras rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **28% Toilet within the home ****25%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **94% Tap water ****9%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****53%** **32% Television ****47%** **9% Mobile phone ****62%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **51% Own their home ****97%** **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 Benhata? ■ Benhata · ■ Kolaras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **911 Working population ****46.0%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 44.9% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 254 (33%) 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 Kolaras - Rajgarh2,260 people - Karya2,049 people - Mohara1,780 people - Deegod1,743 people - Tudayawad1,680 people - Imalawadi1,626 people - Dagora1,594 people - Kulhadi1,543 people [All 215 villages in Kolaras](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Benhata from Shivpuri?18 km by road - What is the population of Benhata?1,687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benhata in?Shivpuri district (Kolaras sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Benhata?62.0% (Census 2011)