Chikka Benkal, Gangavathi
Chikka Benkal is a village located in the Gangawati Taluk of Koppal district of Karnataka. The village falls in Gangavathi block and comes under Chikkabenakal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Koppal parliament constituency and Gangawati assembly constituency.
As on April 2025, the current population of Chikka Benkal is 3 thousands out of which 1.6 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 921 females per 1000 males. There are around 453 teenagers in Chikka Benkal. It has literacy rate of 47% which means around 1.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 689 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 477 households in Chikka Benkal, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 1.4 thousands. The pincode of Chikka Benkal is 583235 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mukkumpi Branch Post office
- Basapatna Branch Post office
- Udamkal Branch Post office
- Venkatgiri Branch Post office
- Agoli Branch Post office
Schools
Chikka Benkal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Sapthagiri Public School Islampur Gangavathi
- Govt. Higher Primary School Agoli
- Govt. Higher Primary School Udumakal
- Govt. High School Udamakal
- Govt. Higher Primary School Arhal
Hospitals
Chikka Benkal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Chikka Benkal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.