Benkanhal, Kanakagiri
Benkanhal is a village located in the Kanakagiri Taluk of Koppal district of Karnataka. The village falls in Kanakagiri block and comes under Sulekal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Koppal parliament constituency and Kanakagiri assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Benkanhal is 1.1 thousands out of which 513 are males and rest 540 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1053 females per 1000 males. There are around 147 teenagers in Benkanhal. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 730 persons can read and write. Total 27 people belonging to scheduled caste and 52 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 197 households in Benkanhal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 539. The pincode of Benkanhal is 583283 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kanakgiri Sub Post office
- Chickdankankal Branch Post office
- Jeeral Branch Post office
- Sulekal Branch Post office
- Hirekhed Branch Post office
Schools
Benkanhal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Karnataka Public Schools Govt. High School Kanakagiri
- Upgraded Rmsa Govt. High School, Govt. Higher Primary School School
- Govt. Higher Primary School Chikkamadinal
- Karnataka Public Schools Govt. Higher Primary School Girls Kanakagiri
- Govt. Higher Primary School Musalapur
Hospitals
Benkanhal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Benkanhal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.