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About Bengwari Village

Bengwari is a large village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,537 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengwari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 2,973
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Bengwari compares

By the 2011 count Bengwari is the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bengwari

Bengwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bengwari 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 Bengwari from other places

Bengwari lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 14 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 Bengwari
Nearest railway station Shivpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Keredari 28 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 28 km

Villages closest to Bengwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengwari village had a population of 2,973. That makes it the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Bengwari village has 1,537 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengwari has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bengwari is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengwari covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bengwari falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bengwari is Shivpur, about 14 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 Bengwari.

Bengwari is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengwari is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Shivpur is about 14 km away. Keredari is about 28 km away. Hazaribagh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarhesa (under 2 km), Pandu (under 2 km) and Harila (under 2 km).

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

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