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About Benachinamaradi Village

Benachinamaradi is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,502, made up of 3,401 males and 3,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benachinamaradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benachinamaradi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591112
Area (hectares) 821.68 hectares
Population 6,502
Male Population 3,401
Female Population 3,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benachinamaradi compares

By the 2011 count Benachinamaradi is the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 821.68 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Benachinamaradi

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

How far is Benachinamaradi from other places

Benachinamaradi lies about 48 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gokak Road, about 16 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 Benachinamaradi
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Gokak Road 16 km
District headquarters Belgaum 48 km

Villages closest to Benachinamaradi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gokak 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 Benachinamaradi

As per the Census of India 2011, Benachinamaradi village had a population of 6,502. That makes it the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Benachinamaradi village has 3,401 males and 3,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benachinamaradi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Benachinamaradi is 591112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benachinamaradi covers 821.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benachinamaradi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benachinamaradi is Gokak Road, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Benachinamaradi.

Benachinamaradi is about 48 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benachinamaradi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak is about 6.8 km away. Gokak Road is about 16 km away. Belgaum is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benachinamardi (under 2 km), Hulikatti (3.0 km) and Kolavi (3.3 km).

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

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