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About Benga Village

Benga is a mid sized village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 502 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713502
Area (hectares) 160.45 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 502
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benga compares

By the 2011 count Benga is the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 160.45 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Benga

The census records public bus service for Benga 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Auria, Baikunthapur, Bara Kulgachhi and Bara Meigachhi. 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 Benga

As per the Census of India 2011, Benga village had a population of 975. That makes it the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Benga village has 502 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benga has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Benga is 713502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benga covers 160.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benga falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benga notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Benga.

Benga is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Benga today is likely to be higher.

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