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About Benia Village

Benia is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 383 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721144
Area (hectares) 70.01 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 383
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benia compares

By the 2011 count Benia is the 124th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 70.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Benia

Benia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Basulya, Behari Chak, Belki and Belki Batitaki. 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 Benia

As per the Census of India 2011, Benia village had a population of 714. That makes it the 124th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Benia village has 383 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benia has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Benia is 721144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benia covers 70.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benia falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benia notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Benia.

Benia is in Sabang 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 Benia today is likely to be higher.

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