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About Bengwatari Village

Bengwatari is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 2 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengwatari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengwatari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 2
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Bengwatari compares

By the 2011 count Bengwatari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bengwatari

Bengwatari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bengwatari 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 Bengwatari from other places

Bengwatari lies about 20 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 37 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 Bengwatari
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 20 km
District headquarters Chatra 20 km
Nearest town Chatrā 20 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 37 km

Villages closest to Bengwatari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Bengwatari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengwatari village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Bengwatari village has 2 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengwatari has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bengwatari is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengwatari covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bengwatari falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bengwatari is Kathautia, about 37 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 Bengwatari.

Bengwatari is about 20 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengwatari is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 20 km away. Chatra is about 20 km away. Chatrā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gue (2.9 km), Kenrimoh (3.4 km) and Jaldiha (5.0 km).

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

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