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About Bena Village

Bena is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 518 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bena village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 204.93 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 518
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bena compares

By the 2011 count Bena is the 29th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 204.93 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bena

Bena is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bena as Available within 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 Bara Gari, Baragar, Baraghutu and Baramatiala. 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 Bena

As per the Census of India 2011, Bena village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 29th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Bena village has 518 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bena has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bena is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bena covers 204.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bena falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bena notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bena.

Bena is in Khatra 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 Bena today is likely to be higher.

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