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About Bengri Village

Bengri is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 183 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1267.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 1267.24 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 183
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengri compares

By the 2011 count Bengri is the 150th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 1267.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bengri

Bengri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bengri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bengri from other places

Bengri lies about 66 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 59 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 Bengri
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 19 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 59 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 66 km

Villages closest to Bengri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengri village had a population of 356. That makes it the 150th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Bengri village has 183 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengri has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bengri is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengri covers 1267.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bengri falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bengri is Murhipar, about 59 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bengri.

Bengri is about 66 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengri is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 19 km away. Khairāgarh is about 30 km away. Murhipar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palimeta (2.4 km), Magarkund (3.3 km) and Mohgaon (3.5 km).

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

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