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About Benti Village

Benti is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 358 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 414.74 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 358
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benti compares

By the 2011 count Benti is the 83rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 414.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Benti

Benti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benti from other places

Benti lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 10 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 Benti
Nearest railway station Tokisud 10 km
Nearest town Patrātu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Benti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benti village had a population of 703. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Benti village has 358 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benti has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Benti is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benti covers 414.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benti falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Benti is Tokisud, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Benti.

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

Benti is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Tokisud is about 10 km away. Patrātu is about 11 km away. Kanke is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagda (1.9 km), Menrhi (3.0 km) and Muretha (3.7 km).

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

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