Geographic Location of Benkankatti

The village Benkankatti is located in Dharwad Taluk of Dharwad District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Nigadi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dharwad Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dharwad, which is about 12 kilometers away from Benkankatti.

Travel and Communication for Benkankatti

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Benkankatti,
Dharwad,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 580011

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Benkankatti

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A brief summary of available data for Benkankatti is given below:

Social Structure of Benkankatti

As per available data from the year 2009, 1580 persons live in 259 house holds in the village Benkankatti. There are 766 female individuals and 814 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.48% and males constitute 51.52% of the total population.

There are 107 scheduled castes persons of which 48 are females and 59 are males. Females constitute 44.86% and males constitute 55.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.77% of the total population.

There are 14 scheduled tribes persons of which 8 are females and 6 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.89% of the total population.

Population density of Benkankatti is 577.44 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Benkankatti

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Total area of Benkankatti is 273.62 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 231.33 ha. About 81 ha is un-irrigated area. About 150.33 ha is irrigated area. About 22.3 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 87.03 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 42.29 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Benkankatti

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kyarkoppa, which is less than 5 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a government primary school in the village Benkankatti.

There is a government middle school in the village Benkankatti.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kyarkoppa, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

Colleges in Benkankatti

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Hubli-dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Hubli, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There are no management institutes in the village Benkankatti or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

Other Educational Facilities in Benkankatti

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

Healthcare Facilities in Benkankatti

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Benkankatti.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Benkankatti.

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