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About Benachapra Village

Benachapra is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 92 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benachapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benachapra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 313.15 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 92
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benachapra compares

By the 2011 count Benachapra is the 123rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 313.15 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Benachapra

Benachapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benachapra as Available within <5 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 Barpakhan, Basudebpur, Belapal and Belatikri. 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 Benachapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Benachapra village had a population of 182. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Benachapra village has 92 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benachapra has about 978 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Benachapra is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benachapra covers 313.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benachapra falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Benachapra is in Sarenga 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 Benachapra today is likely to be higher.

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