Benahar Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Benahar is a village situated in Indpur block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 109 families residing in the village Benahar. The total population of Benahar is 531 out of which 261 are males and 270 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Benahar is 1,034.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Benahar village is 57 which is 11% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Benahar is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,034) of Benahar village.

Population
531
Families
109
Literacy
73.42%
Sex Ratio
1,034

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Benahar is 73.4%. Thus Benahar village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 79.83% and the female literacy rate is 67.22% in Benahar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Benahar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Benahar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Benahar village.

Total Male Female
Children 57 28 29
Literacy 73.42% 79.83% 67.22%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 476 236 240
Illiterate 183 75 108

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 89.6% of total population in Benahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Benahar village out of total population, 293 were engaged in work activities. 9.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 293 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27 25 2
Cultivators 10 10 0
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 16 14 2
Marginal Workers 266 130 136
Non Working 238 106 132

Nearby Villages to Benahar,

Below are the list of villages near Benahar village in Indpur.

Village Population
Phulkusma 1,569
Uttarkamalpur 549
Bhutama 752
Sonardanga 1,213
Chandra 434
Nekrakonda 421
Dakshin Kamalpur 243
Dakshin Pairachali 1,170
Junbedya 1,463
Kaliapathar 544

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