# Benga Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Benga

Benga is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,808 people in 427 households**, the 33rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,808people (2011)
- 427households
- 58.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Benga PIN code and other codes

Benga falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBenga
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code222002

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

## How far is Benga from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)40 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 Benga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Benga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Benga

Of every 100 households in Benga in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benga · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**46%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**14%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Benga?

■ Benga · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**972

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 47.4% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 383 (62%)

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 Sikti

- Bhaptia2,021 people
- Karahbari2,017 people
- Pararia Ranikatta1,963 people
- Khoragachhi Milik1,849 people
- Sohagmara1,660 people
- Aulabari1,534 people
- Dipnagar1,524 people
- Pipra1,266 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benga from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Benga?1,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benga in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Benga?58.8% (Census 2011)