# Benavale Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Benavale

Benavale is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 120 households**, the 101st largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 494people (2011)
- 120households
- 90.9%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Benavale PIN code and other codes

Benavale falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553825

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

## How far is Benavale from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)36 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)9 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 Benavale?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Benavale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Benavale known for?

About 80% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Benavale

Of every 100 households in Benavale in 2011, 85 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benavale · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**27%

Tap water ****94%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**57%

Use banking services ****84%**

**53%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Benavale?

■ Benavale · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**968

Working population ****54.5%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 84.0% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (18%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Pen

- Gagode Kh536 people
- Karodi526 people
- Davre514 people
- Chirbi 1503 people
- Kanhoba493 people
- Mungoshi486 people
- Karli480 people
- Hanumanpada471 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benavale from Alibag?36 km by road
- What is the population of Benavale?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benavale in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Benavale?90.9% (Census 2011)