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About Bentangar Village

Bentangar is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 122 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bentangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bentangar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 122
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bentangar compares

By the 2011 count Bentangar is the 123rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bentangar

Bentangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bentangar as Available within <5 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 Bentangar from other places

Bentangar lies about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 8.4 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 Bentangar
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 8.4 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 9.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 28 km

Villages closest to Bentangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bentangar village had a population of 240. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Bentangar village has 122 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bentangar has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bentangar is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bentangar covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bentangar falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bentangar is Lotapahar, about 8.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bentangar.

Bentangar is about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bentangar is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 8.4 km away. Chakradharpur is about 9.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajbijaypur (1.7 km), Nandpur (1.9 km) and Parsabahal (2.0 km).

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

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