# Benwadi Village, Karjat, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/benwadi/ Village · Karjat, Ahmadnagar # Benwadi Benwadi is a village in Karjat sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **414402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,571 people in 515 households**, the 24th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 2,571people (2011) - 515households - 67.7%literacy - 414402PIN code ## Benwadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benwadi is 414402.** Benwadi falls in Karjat sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code414402 - Community development blockKarjat - Census village code558606 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benwadi from nearby towns? - Karjat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)83 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)83 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 Benwadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Benwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karajt - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karajt - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Benwadi known for? About 71% of the 1,701 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,066 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 Benwadi Of every 100 households in Benwadi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Benwadi · ■ Karjat rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **60% Toilet within the home ****14%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **70% Tap water ****4%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****67%** **62% Television ****30%** **32% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Benwadi? ■ Benwadi · ■ Karjat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737** **826 Working population ****56.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 57.1% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 843 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (27%) · **■** Other work 168 (12%) · **■** Marginal 45 (3%) 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 Karjat - Nimgaon daku2,673 people - Thergaon2,673 people - Gurav pimpri2,595 people - Paritwadi2,591 people - Patewadi2,482 people - Ganeshwadi2,479 people - Khandavi2,416 people - Ravalgaon2,360 people [All 120 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benwadi?414402 - How far is Benwadi from Ahmadnagar?83 km by road - What is the population of Benwadi?2,571 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Benwadi?67.7% (Census 2011)