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About Benda Village

Benda is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,923, made up of 986 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 394.17 hectares
Population 1,923
Male Population 986
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Benda compares

By the 2011 count Benda is the 19th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 394.17 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Benda

Benda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benda 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 Beliara, Belshula, Belthya and Benabendi. 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 Benda

As per the Census of India 2011, Benda village had a population of 1,923. That makes it the 19th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Benda village has 986 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benda has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Benda is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benda covers 394.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benda falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benda 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 Benda.

Benda is in Vishnupur 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 Benda today is likely to be higher.

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