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 December 2024, the current population of Benkal is 949 out of which 468 are males and rest 481 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 347 persons can read and write. Total 129 people belonging to scheduled caste and 445 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 160 households in Benkal, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 547. 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
- Dondambli Branch Post office
- Gopalpura Branch Post office
- Jeerbandi Branch Post office
- Joldhadgi 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.