# Benakhamar Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi 

# Benakhamar

Benakhamar is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766026**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 93 households**, the 81st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 330people (2011)
- 93households
- 47.3%literacy
- 766026PIN code

## Benakhamar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benakhamar is 766026.** Benakhamar falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766026
- Gram panchayatMahulpatna
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424478

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

## How far is Benakhamar from nearby towns?

- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)120 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)110 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 Benakhamar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Benakhamar; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mukhiguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukhiguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Benakhamar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bajra**. About 21% of the 386 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 Benakhamar

Of every 100 households in Benakhamar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Benakhamar · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**21%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**68%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Benakhamar?

■ Benakhamar · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****57.6%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 31.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 186 (98%)

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 Thuamul Rampur

- Tukuguda356 people
- Ranidumer344 people
- Kaniguma332 people
- Kendumundi331 people
- Badabundel327 people
- Barakaudi326 people
- Nehela321 people
- Amathaguda318 people

[All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/thuamul-rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benakhamar?766026
- How far is Benakhamar from Bhawanipatna?120 km by road
- What is the population of Benakhamar?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benakhamar in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Benakhamar?47.3% (Census 2011)