Benkal, Devadurga
Benkal is a village located in the Devadurga Taluk of Raichur district of Karnataka. The village falls in Devadurga block and comes under Dondambli Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raichur parliament constituency and Devadurga assembly constituency.
As on May 2025, the current population of Benkal is 951 out of which 469 are males and rest 482 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1028 females per 1000 males. There are around 136 teenagers in Benkal. It has literacy rate of 37% which means around 348 persons can read and write. Total 129 people belonging to scheduled caste and 446 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 161 households in Benkal, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 548. The pincode of Benkal is 584111 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Deodurga Sub Post office
- Arkera Branch Post office
- Kothadoddi Branch Post office
- Karigudda Branch Post office
- Konchapli Branch Post office
Schools
Benkal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt Girls High School Devdurga
- Don Bosco School
- Skm Indp Pu College Devadurga
- Govt. High School Boys Devadurga
- Gmhigher Primary School Arkera
Hospitals
Benkal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Arkera Sub-Center
- Karigudda Sub-Center
- Kothadoddi Sub-Center
- Arkera Community Health Center
- Koppar (24x7) Primary Health Center
Banks
Benkal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.