About Benar Village

Benar is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,034 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	811113
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	2,070
Male Population	1,034
Female Population	1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benar compares

By the 2011 count Benar is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Benar

Benar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Benar from other places

Benar lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 Benar
Nearest town	Barbigha	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	26 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	26 km

Villages closest to Benar

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

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Common questions about Benar

As per the Census of India 2011, Benar village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Benar village has 1,034 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Benar is 811113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benar covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benar falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benar is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Benar.

Benar is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benar is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 5.9 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 11 km away. Asthawan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.