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About Benya Village

Benya is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 625 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 169.16 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 625
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benya compares

By the 2011 count Benya is the 35th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 169.16 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Benya

Benya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Basudebpur, Baulasini, Bela Gerya and Belar. 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 Benya

As per the Census of India 2011, Benya village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 35th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Benya village has 625 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benya has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Benya is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benya covers 169.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benya falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benya.

Benya is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Benya today is likely to be higher.

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