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About Benta Village

Benta is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 596 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847101
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 596
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benta compares

By the 2011 count Benta is the 53rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Benta

Benta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benta from other places

Benta lies about 19 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Benta
Nearest railway station Rambhaddarpur 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 12 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 19 km

Villages closest to Benta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baheri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Benta

As per the Census of India 2011, Benta village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Benta village has 596 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benta has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Benta is 847101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benta covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benta falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benta is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Benta.

Benta is about 19 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benta is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rambhaddarpur is about 6.8 km away. Baheri is about 12 km away. Darbhanga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samastipur (under 2 km), Chakwa (2.2 km) and Ramauli (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Benta today is likely to be higher.

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