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Ex-Serviceman, Daughter Hacked To Death Over Property Dispute In Karnataka's Belagavi
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- LGD code
- 597233
- Pincode
- 591226
- Post office
- Karoshi
- Population
- 937
- Households
- 161
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 671
Census 2011 · in context
How Bennihalli compares
By population, Bennihalli ranks #73 of 78 villages in Chikodi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.6%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Bennihalli
- 64.6%
- Chikodi mandal
- 62.3%
- Belagavi district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+63 vs mandal average
- Bennihalli
- 1,019
- Chikodi mandal
- 956
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Bennihalli
- 5.8
- Chikodi mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bennihalli at a glance
Bennihalli is a village of 937 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Chikodi taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, the 73rd-largest of 78 villages in Chikodi taluk. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the taluk average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 591226, served by Karoshi post office; the LGD village code is 597233. The village votes in Gokak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao. The population is estimated at 1,105 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bambalawad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennihalli · this village | 937 | 65% | — |
| Bambalwad · Chikodi | 4,007 | 56% | — |
| Kungatolli · Chikodi | 1,512 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bennihalli
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHIKODI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAMBALWAD
- Total area (ha)
- 261.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 72.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bennihalli
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bennihalli
- LGD code
- 597233
- Pincode
- 591226
- Post office
- Karoshi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 937
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,105
- Households
- 161
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Belgaum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gokak
- Member of Parliament
- Jagadish Shettar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao
- Block / Mandal
- Chikodi
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)