About Benia Village

Benia is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 247 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	105.33 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	247
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benia compares

By the 2011 count Benia is the 102nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 105.33 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Benia

Benia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Benia from other places

Benia lies about 61 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 3.0 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 Benia
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	3.0 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	22 km
District headquarters	Dumka	61 km

Villages closest to Benia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benia village had a population of 493. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Benia village has 247 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benia has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Benia is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benia covers 105.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benia falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Benia is Mandar Hill, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance for Benia.

Benia is about 61 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benia is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 3.0 km away. Bānka is about 15 km away. Saraiyahat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.