# Benga Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai 

# Benga

Benga is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,588 people in 345 households**, the 27th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,588people (2011)
- 345households
- 58.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Benga PIN code and other codes

Benga falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBenga
- Community development blockChhorahi
- Census village code237461

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?

- Chhorahi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rosera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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, wheat and maize**. About 77% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benga · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****7%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

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 Benga?

■ Benga · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**943

Working population ****32.0%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 49.4% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (12%) · **■** Marginal 314 (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 Chhorahi

- Bhoja1,876 people
- Gauri Dih1,841 people
- Ibrahimpur1,766 people
- Baraipura1,721 people
- Purpathar1,516 people
- Bathaul1,379 people
- Milki1,270 people
- Patahi1,172 people

[All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benga from Begusarai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Benga?1,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benga in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Benga?58.4% (Census 2011)