# Benajara Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Benajara

Benajara is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 72 households**, the 42nd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 286people (2011)
- 72households
- 67.2%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Benajara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benajara is 759016.** Benajara falls in Nihalprasad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatKhankira
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402831

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

## How far is Benajara from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)47 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 Benajara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pingua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pingua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tangi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Benajara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 79% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Benajara

Of every 100 households in Benajara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benajara · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****24%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Benajara?

■ Benajara · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**875

Working population ****53.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (95%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%)

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 Nihalprasad

- Nilambarpur336 people
- Ghoraghori335 people
- Kuspada305 people
- Oranda295 people
- Belasaralunda281 people
- Dihasahi249 people
- Dhanabolkateni187 people
- Parbatakani182 people

[All 60 villages in Nihalprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benajara?759016
- How far is Benajara from Dhenkanal?54 km by road
- What is the population of Benajara?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benajara in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Benajara?67.2% (Census 2011)