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About Benga Village

Benga is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,374, made up of 1,239 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 278.55 hectares
Population 2,374
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benga compares

By the 2011 count Benga is the 39th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 278.55 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Benga

Benga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benga as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Bara Garia, Basantabati, Basuli Chak and Batanal. 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 2,374. That makes it the 39th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Benga village has 1,239 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benga has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Benga is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benga covers 278.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benga falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benga 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 - 10 km distance for Benga.

Benga is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli 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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