About Benga Chatra Village

Benga Chatra is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 924 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benga Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benga Chatra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731240
Area (hectares)	289.36 hectares
Population	1,802
Male Population	924
Female Population	878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benga Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Benga Chatra is the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 289.36 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Benga Chatra

Benga Chatra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benga Chatra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benga Chatra from other places

Benga Chatra lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Benga Chatra
Nearest railway station	Chatra	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	19 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Benga Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanoor tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Benga Chatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Benga Chatra village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Benga Chatra village has 924 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benga Chatra has about 950 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Benga Chatra is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benga Chatra covers 289.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benga Chatra falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Benga Chatra is Chatra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Benga Chatra.

Benga Chatra is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benga Chatra is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.0 km away. Nanoor is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.