Benap Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Benap is a village situated in Vav taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,046 families residing in the village Benap. The total population of Benap is 5,888 out of which 3,158 are males and 2,730 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Benap is 864.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Benap village is 830 which is 14% of the total population. There are 436 male children and 394 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Benap is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (864) of Benap village.

Population
5,888
Families
1,046
Literacy
60.68%
Sex Ratio
864

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Benap is 60.7%. Thus Benap village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 73.62% and the female literacy rate is 45.59% in Benap village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Benap village is BODANA RAKHUBEN N.. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Benap village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Benap Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 830 436 394
Literacy 60.68% 73.62% 45.59%
Scheduled Caste 823 444 379
Scheduled Tribe 7 2 5
Illiterate 2,819 1,154 1,665

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Benap village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Benap village out of total population, 2,653 were engaged in work activities. 80.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,653 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,372 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 527 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,141 1,575 566
Cultivators 1,372 956 416
Agriculture Labourer 527 440 87
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 237 175 62
Marginal Workers 512 114 398
Non Working 3,235 1,469 1,766

Nearby Villages to Benap,

Below are the list of villages near Benap village in Vav.

Village Population
Jaloya 1,544
Sedav 1,366
Suigam 7,353
Kumbharkha 1,847
Motipura 715
Bhatasana 1,427
Chala 2,014
Eta 2,398
Khadol 1,444
Kalyanpura 598

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