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About Benagaria Village

Benagaria is a small village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 230 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benagaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benagaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 142.03 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 230
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benagaria compares

By the 2011 count Benagaria is the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 142.03 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Benagaria

Benagaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benagaria as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Barkania, Basudebpur, Batikara and Bauridihi. 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 Benagaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Benagaria village had a population of 431. That makes it the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Benagaria village has 230 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benagaria has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Benagaria is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benagaria covers 142.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benagaria falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benagaria 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 km distance for Benagaria.

Benagaria is in Hirbandh 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 Benagaria today is likely to be higher.

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