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About Bengpara Village

Bengpara is a small village in Dalu tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 123 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengpara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dalu
Pincode 794103
Population 248
Male Population 123
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengpara compares

By the 2011 count Bengpara is the 84th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bengpara

Bengpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bengpara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bengpara from other places

Bengpara lies about 42 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 88 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 Bengpara
Tehsil headquarters Dalu 4.0 km
Nearest town Tura 32 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 42 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 88 km

Villages closest to Bengpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengpara village had a population of 248. That makes it the 84th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Bengpara village has 123 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengpara has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bengpara is 794103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengpara falls under Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Bengpara is Mendipathar, about 88 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bengpara.

Bengpara is about 42 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengpara is in Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dalu is about 4.0 km away. Tura is about 32 km away. West Garo Hills is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barengapara (under 2 km), Thibapara (3.3 km) and Tibapara (3.3 km).

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

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