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

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Beneghat

Beneghat is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 139 households**, the 90th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 589people (2011)
- 139households
- 84.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Beneghat PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553851

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

## How far is Beneghat from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)28 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)11 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 Beneghat?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Beneghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wadkhal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Beneghat known for?

About 40% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Beneghat

Of every 100 households in Beneghat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 100 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beneghat · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**53%

Television ****100%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****100%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Beneghat?

■ Beneghat · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**968

Working population ****34.6%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 73.7% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (49%) · **■** Marginal 98 (48%)

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

- Kasurghuntwadi607 people
- Tilore606 people
- Niphad604 people
- Meleghar602 people
- Hetavane589 people
- Paned578 people
- Moujepale572 people
- Wirani567 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Beneghat from Alibag?28 km by road
- What is the population of Beneghat?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beneghat in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Beneghat?84.9% (Census 2011)