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About Benagerya Village

Benagerya is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 352 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benagerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benagerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 251.33 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 352
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benagerya compares

By the 2011 count Benagerya is the 94th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 251.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Benagerya

Benagerya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benagerya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barapara, Barapaya, Barkala and Belbani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Benagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Benagerya village had a population of 695. That makes it the 94th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Benagerya village has 352 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benagerya has about 974 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Benagerya is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benagerya covers 251.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benagerya falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benagerya 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 village for Benagerya.

Benagerya is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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