Beknal, Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on November 3, 2024.

Geographic Location of Beknal


The village Beknal is located in Gadhinglaj Tahsil of Kolhapur District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Gadhinglaj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gadhinglaj, which is about 6 kilometers away from Beknal.

Travel and Communication for Beknal


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

Postal Address:
Beknal,
Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, India
PIN - 416502

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Beknal


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Beknal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Beknal


As per available data from the year 2009, 1709 persons live in 383 house holds in the village Beknal. There are 823 female individuals and 886 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.16% and males constitute 51.84% of the total population.

There are 79 scheduled castes persons of which 35 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 44.3% and males constitute 55.7% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.62% of the total population.

Population density of Beknal is 499.71 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Beknal


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Total area of Beknal is 342 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 321 ha. About 26 ha is un-irrigated area. About 295 ha is irrigated area. About 26 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 11 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Beknal


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Beknal.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Beknal.

There is a government middle school in the village Beknal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gadhinglaj, which is 5-10 kms away from Beknal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gadhinglaj, which is 5-10 kms away from Beknal.

Colleges in Beknal


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 Ajra, which is more than 10 kms away from Beknal.

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

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Bhadgav, which is 5-10 kms away from Beknal.

Other Educational Facilities in Beknal


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gadhinglaj, which is 5-10 kms away from Beknal.

Healthcare Facilities in Beknal


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Beknal.

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Beknal.

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Beknal.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Beknal.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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