Benkankatti, Dharwad
Benkankatti is a village located in the Dharwad Taluk of Dharwad district of Karnataka. The village falls in Dharwad block and comes under Nigadi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Dharwad parliament constituency and Dharwad assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Benkankatti is 1.8 thousands out of which 909 are males and rest 854 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 939 females per 1000 males. There are around 234 teenagers in Benkankatti. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 119 people belonging to scheduled caste and 16 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 289 households in Benkankatti, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 797. The pincode of Benkankatti is 580118 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Hulkoppa Sub Post office
- Halligeri Branch Post office
- Devarahubballi Branch Post office
- Nigadi Branch Post office
- Salakinkoppa Branch Post office
Schools
Benkankatti has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Higher Primary School Model Central G.Hulakoppa
- Govt. Higher Primary School Dpep Hulkoppa
- Smt. Shivarajadevi High School Galagihulakoppa
- Govt. High School Devarahubballi
- Govt. Higher Primary School Halligeri
Hospitals
Benkankatti has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.