Benkanhal Population - Raichur, Karnataka

Benkanhal is a medium size village located in Lingsugur Taluka of Raichur district, Karnataka with total 93 families residing. The Benkanhal village has population of 563 of which 292 are males while 271 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Benkanhal village population of children with age 0-6 is 95 which makes up 16.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Benkanhal village is 928 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Benkanhal as per census is 1159, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Benkanhal village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Benkanhal village was 62.39 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Benkanhal Male literacy stands at 77.02 % while female literacy rate was 45.91 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Benkanhal 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 Benkanhal village.

Benkanhal Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	93	-	-
Population	563	292	271
Child (0-6)	95	44	51
Schedule Caste	333	183	150
Schedule Tribe	157	74	83
Literacy	62.39 %	77.02 %	45.91 %
Total Workers	321	163	158
Main Worker	230	-	-
Marginal Worker	91	15	76

Caste Factor

In Benkanhal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.15 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.89 % of total population in Benkanhal village.

Work Profile

In Benkanhal village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 71.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 103 were Agricultural labourer.