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About Benka Village

Benka is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 356 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 329.72 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 356
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benka compares

By the 2011 count Benka is the 71st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 329.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Benka

Benka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benka as Available within 10+ 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 Basudebpur, Basudi, Bauridiha and Behanchabari. 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 Benka

As per the Census of India 2011, Benka village had a population of 698. That makes it the 71st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Benka village has 356 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benka has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Benka is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benka covers 329.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benka falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benka.

Benka is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Benka today is likely to be higher.

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