# Benagiwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Benagiwadi

Benagiwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 146 households**, the 113th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 530people (2011)
- 146households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,366females per 1,000 males

## Benagiwadi PIN code and other codes

Benagiwadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566000

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

## How far is Benagiwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)41 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)34 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 Benagiwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benagiwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadapeth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Benagiwadi known for?

The main crops are **mango, cashew and coconut**. About 16% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Benagiwadi

Of every 100 households in Benagiwadi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benagiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**18%

Tap water ****18%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****86%**

**50%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Benagiwadi?

■ Benagiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1366**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**948

Working population ****47.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 70.4% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (10%) · **■** Marginal 122 (49%)

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 Rajapur

- Chikhalgaon552 people
- Shivane Bk.547 people
- Padave535 people
- Kotapur534 people
- Kolwankhadi530 people
- Kasarwadi528 people
- Mandavkarwadi528 people
- Terwan527 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benagiwadi from Ratnagiri?41 km by road
- What is the population of Benagiwadi?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benagiwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Benagiwadi?79.3% (Census 2011)