# Bengthi Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Bengthi

Bengthi is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 72 households**, the 179th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 341people (2011)
- 72households
- 56.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Bengthi PIN code and other codes

Bengthi falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhogaon
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224713

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

## How far is Bengthi from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Bengthi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Bengthi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Bengthi

Of every 100 households in Bengthi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bengthi · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bengthi?

■ Bengthi · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**969

Working population ****52.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 43.9% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 179 (99%)

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 Kadwa

- Balia381 people
- Bhag Pokhar361 people
- Merhaul352 people
- Bagddaran350 people
- Maria327 people
- Nangara324 people
- Basantpur321 people
- Abdullahpur318 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bengthi from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bengthi?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bengthi in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bengthi?56.1% (Census 2011)