# Benipokhari Village, Biswanathpur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Biswanathpur, Kalahandi 

# Benipokhari

Benipokhari is a village in Biswanathpur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766020**. The 2011 Census counted **100 people in 25 households**, the 76th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 100people (2011)
- 25households
- 21.3%literacy
- 766020PIN code

## Benipokhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benipokhari is 766020.** Benipokhari falls in Biswanathpur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766020
- Gram panchayatPokhari Bandha
- Community development blockLanjigarh
- Census village code423145

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

## How far is Benipokhari from nearby towns?

- Biswanathpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)35 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 Benipokhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jharmunda
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biswanathapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biswanathapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Benipokhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 25% of the 93 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 Benipokhari

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

■ Benipokhari · ■ Biswanathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**50%

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 Benipokhari?

■ Benipokhari · ■ Biswanathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.3%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**1059

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**975

Working population ****33.0%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 2.7% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (9%) · **■** Other work 27 (82%) · **■** Marginal 3 (9%)

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 Biswanathpur

- Tentulipanga105 people
- Umej105 people
- Lanji104 people
- Jharmunda101 people
- Sukapadar100 people
- Bhejipadar92 people
- Talipada90 people
- Bedhal Khaman88 people

[All 133 villages in Biswanathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/biswanathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benipokhari?766020
- How far is Benipokhari from Bhawanipatna?35 km by road
- What is the population of Benipokhari?100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipokhari in?Kalahandi district (Biswanathpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Benipokhari?21.3% (Census 2011)