# Bentam Village, Pistana, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Bentam

Bentam is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 13 households**, the 52nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 53people (2011)
- 13households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,650females per 1,000 males

## Bentam PIN code and other codes

Bentam falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264999

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bentam from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)90 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)90 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bentam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bentam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yazali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bentam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetable**. About 13% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bentam

Of every 100 households in Bentam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bentam · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**12%

None of these assets ****62%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bentam?

■ Bentam · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1650**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****43.4%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 40% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (70%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana

- Tapa Happa65 people
- Poru64 people
- New Poru59 people
- Neuliber55 people
- Yebin Lebir46 people
- Yebin38 people
- Beram37 people
- Dora36 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bentam from Ziro?90 km by road
- What is the population of Bentam?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bentam in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bentam?76.6% (Census 2011)