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About Benadi Village

Benadi is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,647, made up of 3,355 males and 3,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1094.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591215
Area (hectares) 1094.01 hectares
Population 6,647
Male Population 3,355
Female Population 3,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benadi compares

By the 2011 count Benadi is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1094.01 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Benadi

Benadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benadi from other places

Benadi lies about 74 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Benadi
Nearest town Kāgal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 23 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 74 km

Villages closest to Benadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikodi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Benadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Benadi village had a population of 6,647. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Benadi village has 3,355 males and 3,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benadi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Benadi is 591215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benadi covers 1094.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benadi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benadi is Valivade, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benadi.

Benadi is about 74 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benadi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Kāgal is about 11 km away. Chikodi is about 23 km away. Valivade is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adi (3.0 km), Bhimapurwadi (3.0 km) and Bolewadi (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Benadi today is likely to be higher.

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