About Bengucha Village

Bengucha is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 540 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Bengucha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengucha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Chewara
Area (hectares)	267 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	540
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengucha compares

By the 2011 count Bengucha is the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bengucha

Bengucha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bengucha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bengucha from other places

Bengucha lies about 15 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 7.5 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 Bengucha
Tehsil headquarters	Chewara	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	7.5 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	15 km

Villages closest to Bengucha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengucha village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Bengucha village has 540 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengucha has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Bengucha covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bengucha falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bengucha is Sirari, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bengucha.

Bengucha is about 15 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengucha is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 4.1 km away. Sirari is about 7.5 km away. Sheikhpura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.