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About Ben Village

Ben is a mid sized village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 550 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ben Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ben village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314029
Area (hectares) 457.56 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 550
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
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 Ben compares

By the 2011 count Ben is the 88th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 457.56 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Ben

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

Ben lies about 19 km from Dungarpur. 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 Ben
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 18 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 18 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 19 km

Villages closest to Ben

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ben village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 88th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Ben village has 550 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ben has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Ben is 314029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ben covers 457.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ben falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Ben notes the nearest railway station 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 Ben.

Ben is about 19 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ben is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 18 km away. Sāgwāra is about 18 km away. Dungarpur 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 Pratappura (2.8 km), Mandav (3.4 km) and Surela (4.9 km).

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

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