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About Benagarya Village

Benagarya is a large village in Salanpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,434, made up of 1,763 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713364, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benagarya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benagarya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Salanpur
Pincode 713364
Area (hectares) 47.42 hectares
Population 3,434
Male Population 1,763
Female Population 1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Benagarya compares

By the 2011 count Benagarya is the 5th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 47.42 hectares work out to about 72 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Benagarya

Benagarya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Benagarya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Bara Pattabara, Barabai, Barbakpur and Basudebpur. 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 Benagarya

As per the Census of India 2011, Benagarya village had a population of 3,434. That makes it the 5th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Benagarya village has 1,763 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benagarya has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Benagarya is 713364. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benagarya covers 47.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 72 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benagarya falls under Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benagarya notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Benagarya.

Benagarya is in Salanpur 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 Benagarya today is likely to be higher.

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