By population, Benahal ranks #27 of 57 villages in Ron mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benahal is a village of 1,693 people in 357 households (Census 2011) in Ron taluk, Gadag district, Karnataka, the 27th-largest of 57 villages in Ron taluk. Literacy is 62%, 2 points below the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,119 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Gadag district centre, 39 km from Sulibhavi, the nearest town, 5 km from Hole Alur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 582203, served by Holealur post office; the LGD village code is 601907. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dhanvantari Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Badami assembly constituency, represented by MLA B.B.Chimmanakatti. The population is estimated at 1,996 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hunagundi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benahal · this village | 1,693 | 62% | — |
| Hunagundi · Ron | 1,817 | 60% | 1 km SE |
| Hole Hadagali · Ron | 961 | 59% | 3.8 km N |
| Kuravinakoppa · Savadatti | 954 | 60% | 4.3 km N |
| Madalageri · Harapanahalli | 5,006 | 46% | 5.1 km E |
| Holealur · Ron | 8,095 | 71% | 5.5 km NW |
| Arahunashi · Ron | 1,329 | 65% | 9.9 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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