# Benka Village, Patti, Tarn Taran (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Patti, Tarn Taran 

# Benka

Benka is a village in Patti sub-district of Tarn Taran district, Punjab, PIN code **143303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,763 people in 496 households**, the 36th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,763people (2011)
- 496households
- 64.7%literacy
- 143303PIN code

## Benka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benka is 143303.** Benka falls in Patti sub-district, Tarn Taran district, Punjab.

- PIN code143303
- Gram panchayatBenka
- Community development blockBhikhiwind
- Census village code038069

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

## How far is Benka from nearby towns?

- Patti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tarn Taran (district HQ)35 km by road
- Patti (nearest town)14 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 Benka?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Benka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mari Megha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patti
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Benka known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 90% of the 825 hectares of village land is sown, and 745 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 Benka

Of every 100 households in Benka in 2011, 90 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Benka · ■ Patti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**36%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**67%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****77%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**42%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**7%

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

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Benka?

■ Benka · ■ Patti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**808

Working population ****42.2%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (6%) · **■** Household industry 333 (29%) · **■** Other work 225 (19%) · **■** Marginal 255 (22%)

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 Patti

- Lakhna2,941 people
- Balair2,840 people
- Makhi Kalan2,772 people
- Mahmudpura2,771 people
- Tut2,742 people
- Madar Mathra Bhagi2,625 people
- Jodh Singhwala2,576 people
- Bhagupura2,572 people

[All 196 villages in Patti](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/tarn-taran/patti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benka?143303
- How far is Benka from Tarn Taran?35 km by road
- What is the population of Benka?2,763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benka in?Tarn Taran district (Patti sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Benka?64.7% (Census 2011)