# Beni Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Beni

Beni is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,135 people in 417 households**, the 41st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 2,135people (2011)
- 417households
- 55.0%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Beni PIN code and other codes

Beni falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222076

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

## How far is Beni from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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 Beni?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Beni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Gyaspur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Beni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Beni

Of every 100 households in Beni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beni · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**18%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Beni?

■ Beni · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**972

Working population ****29.7%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 36.3% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 198 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (57%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (8%)

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 Palasi

- Khapra2,169 people
- Kashibari2,164 people
- Chandipur2,153 people
- Rupail2,144 people
- Bhadauna2,054 people
- Bhatwara1,997 people
- Gopalnagar1,984 people
- Pothia1,962 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Beni from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Beni?2,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beni in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Beni?55.0% (Census 2011)