About Chikka Benkal Village

Chikka Benkal is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,685, made up of 1,398 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2374.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikka Benkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikka Benkal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583235
Area (hectares)	2374.11 hectares
Population	2,685
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikka Benkal compares

By the 2011 count Chikka Benkal is the 41st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 2374.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chikka Benkal

Chikka Benkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikka Benkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chikka Benkal from other places

Chikka Benkal lies about 32 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about under 2 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 Chikka Benkal
Nearest railway station	Chikkabenakal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	9.9 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	9.9 km
District headquarters	Koppal	32 km

Villages closest to Chikka Benkal

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

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Common questions about Chikka Benkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikka Benkal village had a population of 2,685. That makes it the 41st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Chikka Benkal village has 1,398 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikka Benkal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chikka Benkal is 583235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikka Benkal covers 2374.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikka Benkal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikka Benkal is Chikkabenakal, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Chikka Benkal.

Chikka Benkal is about 32 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikka Benkal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Chikkabenakal is about under 2 km away. Gangawati is about 9.9 km away. Gangavati is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.