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Benikre Population - Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Benikre is a large village located in Kagal Taluka of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra with total 443 families residing. The Benikre village has population of 2099 of which 1073 are males while 1026 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Benikre village population of children with age 0-6 is 237 which makes up 11.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Benikre village is 956 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Benikre as per census is 911, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Benikre village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Benikre village was 73.79 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Benikre Male literacy stands at 84.30 % while female literacy rate was 62.87 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Benikre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Benikre village.

Benikre Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 443 - -
Population 2,099 1,073 1,026
Child (0-6) 237 124 113
Schedule Caste 128 65 63
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.79 % 84.30 % 62.87 %
Total Workers 1,178 650 528
Main Worker 1,022 - -
Marginal Worker 156 39 117

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.10 % of total population in Benikre village. The village Benikre currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Benikre village out of total population, 1178 were engaged in work activities. 86.76 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.24 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1178 workers engaged in Main Work, 765 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 107 were Agricultural labourer.