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About Bengra Village

Bengra is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 607 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 153.54 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 607
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengra compares

By the 2011 count Bengra is the 50th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 153.54 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bengra

Bengra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bengra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bengra from other places

Bengra lies about 9.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 5.6 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 Bengra
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 5.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 22 km

Villages closest to Bengra

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

Common questions about Bengra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengra village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 50th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bengra village has 607 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bengra is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengra covers 153.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bengra falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bengra is Rampurhat Junction, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bengra.

Bengra is about 9.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengra is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 5.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 5.6 km away. Birbhum is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpalsa (under 2 km), Kanduri (1.9 km) and Kanturi (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bengra today is likely to be higher.

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