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About Bengdah Village

Bengdah is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 680 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengdah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 680
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bengdah compares

By the 2011 count Bengdah is the 83rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bengdah

Bengdah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bengdah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bengdah from other places

Bengdah lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 16 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 Bengdah
Tehsil headquarters Amour 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 16 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Bengdah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengdah village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Bengdah village has 680 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengdah has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bengdah is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengdah covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bengdah falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bengdah is Jalalgarh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bengdah is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengdah is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 3.9 km away. Jalalgarh is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majrahi (under 2 km), Larhia (under 2 km) and Bhaturia (under 2 km).

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

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