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About Bengnaria Village

Bengnaria is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 494 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 818209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengnaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengnaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 818209
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 494
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengnaria compares

By the 2011 count Bengnaria is the 29th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bengnaria

Bengnaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bengnaria 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bengnaria from other places

Bengnaria lies about 5.7 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Dokra Halt, about 3.1 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 Bengnaria
Nearest railway station Dokra Halt 3.1 km
Nearest town Jharia 5.5 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 25 km

Villages closest to Bengnaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengnaria village had a population of 921. That makes it the 29th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Bengnaria village has 494 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengnaria has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bengnaria is 818209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengnaria covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bengnaria falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bengnaria is Dokra Halt, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bengnaria.

Bengnaria is about 5.7 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengnaria is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Dokra Halt is about 3.1 km away. Jharia is about 5.5 km away. Dhanbad is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhirajpur (5.3 km), Hirapur (5.3 km) and Laluhir Alias Hirapur (5.3 km).

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

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