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About Beni Nagar Village

Beni Nagar is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 711 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beni Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beni Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 711
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beni Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Beni Nagar is the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Beni Nagar

Beni Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Beni Nagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Beni Nagar from other places

Beni Nagar lies about 67 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 44 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 Beni Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 8.1 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 35 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 44 km
District headquarters Gaya 67 km

Villages closest to Beni Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumaria 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 Beni Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Beni Nagar village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Beni Nagar village has 711 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beni Nagar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Beni Nagar is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beni Nagar covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beni Nagar falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Beni Nagar is Dev Road Halt, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Beni Nagar.

Beni Nagar is about 67 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beni Nagar is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 8.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 35 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Londa (under 2 km), Wali Chak (under 2 km) and Bikua Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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