Benkanahalli, Hiriyur
Benkanahalli is a village located in the Hiriyur Taluk of Chitradurga district of Karnataka. The village falls in Hiriyur block and comes under P.D.Kote Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Chitradurga parliament constituency and Hiriyur assembly constituency.
As on December 2024, the current population of Benkanahalli is 1.2 thousands out of which 619 are males and rest 629 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1016 females per 1000 males. There are around 140 teenagers in Benkanahalli. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 652 persons can read and write. Total 196 people belonging to scheduled caste and 9 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 254 households in Benkanahalli, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 736. The pincode of Benkanahalli is 577596 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dharmapura Sub Post office
- Halagaladdi Branch Post office
- Khandenahalli Branch Post office
- Kanajanahalli Branch Post office
Schools
Benkanahalli has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Lower Primary School Benakanahalli Golarahatti
- Govt. Lower Primary School Benakanhalli Upperhatti
- Govt. Lower Primary School Benakanahalli
Hospitals
Benkanahalli has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Doddakatte Sub-Center
- Kodihalli Sub-Center
- Kodihalli Primary Health Center
- Ikkanur Sub-Center
- Ranganathapura Primary Health Center
Banks
Benkanahalli has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.