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About Bengai Village

Bengai is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,674, made up of 2,374 males and 2,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 698.6 hectares
Population 4,674
Male Population 2,374
Female Population 2,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bengai compares

By the 2011 count Bengai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 698.6 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 955.

Getting to Bengai

Bengai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bengai 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balitakunda, Bara Salabeltala, Beldiha and Belepara. 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 Bengai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengai village had a population of 4,674. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Bengai village has 2,374 males and 2,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengai has about 969 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 955.

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

Bengai covers 698.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bengai falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bengai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bengai is in Goghat II 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 Bengai today is likely to be higher.

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