Benikre, Kagal, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on November 5, 2024.

Geographic Location of Benikre


The village Benikre is located in Kagal Tahsil of Kolhapur District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Kagal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Murgud, which is about 9 kilometers away from Benikre.

Travel and Communication for Benikre


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

Postal Address:
Benikre,
Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Benikre


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

A brief summary of available data for Benikre 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 Benikre


As per available data from the year 2009, 2099 persons live in 443 house holds in the village Benikre. There are 1026 female individuals and 1073 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.88% and males constitute 51.12% of the total population.

There are 128 scheduled castes persons of which 63 are females and 65 are males. Females constitute 49.22% and males constitute 50.78% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.1% of the total population.

Population density of Benikre is 198.16 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Benikre


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Total area of Benikre is 1059.23 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 764.15 ha. About 75.15 ha is un-irrigated area. About 689 ha is irrigated area. About 35.98 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 39.17 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 46.98 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 17.26 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 75.24 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 58 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 45.88 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Benikre


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Benikre.

There is a government middle school in the village Benikre.

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

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

Colleges in Benikre


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 Murgud, which is 5-10 kms away from Benikre.

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

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 Benikre.

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 Benikre.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Benikre


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Murgud, which is 5-10 kms away from Benikre.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Benikre


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Benikre.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Benikre.

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

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

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