# Benta Village, Baheri, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baheri, Darbhanga 

# Benta

Benta is a village in Baheri sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,117 people in 234 households**, the 53rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,117people (2011)
- 234households
- 49.8%literacy
- 847101PIN code

## Benta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benta is 847101.** Benta falls in Baheri sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847101
- Gram panchayatChakwa Marbari
- Community development blockBaheri
- Census village code227633

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

## How far is Benta from nearby towns?

- Baheri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)24 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)24 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 Benta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Benta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Benta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Benta

Of every 100 households in Benta in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Benta · ■ Baheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Benta?

■ Benta · ■ Baheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**915

Working population ****32.7%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 41.8% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 294 (81%)

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 Baheri

- Chak Raipur1,483 people
- Kargawan1,248 people
- Chilha Asli1,227 people
- Dadarwara1,139 people
- Jadupatti1,112 people
- Kumar1,026 people
- Samastipur989 people
- Kapi979 people

[All 80 villages in Baheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benta?847101
- How far is Benta from Darbhanga?24 km by road
- What is the population of Benta?1,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benta in?Darbhanga district (Baheri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Benta?49.8% (Census 2011)