# Benar Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/benar/ Village · Asthawan, Nalanda # Benar Benar is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **811113**. The 2011 Census counted **2,070 people in 385 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 2,070people (2011) - 385households - 64.1%literacy - 811113PIN code ## Benar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benar is 811113.** Benar falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code811113 - Gram panchayatAmanwan - Community development blockAsthawan - Census village code244521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benar from nearby towns? - Asthawan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)16 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)16 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 Benar? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Benar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Asthwan - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Benar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Benar Of every 100 households in Benar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Benar · ■ Asthawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **13% Toilet within the home ****41%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **70% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****58%** **46% Television ****21%** **10% Mobile phone ****54%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Benar? ■ Benar · ■ Asthawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **946 Working population ****31.2%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 54.8% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (22%) · **■** Marginal 46 (7%) 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 Asthawan - Khetalpura2,590 people - Rajawan2,555 people - Chakdhi2,331 people - Lakhnu Bigha2,324 people - Chistipur1,945 people - Sherpur1,925 people - Pachetan1,921 people - Sadarpur1,866 people [All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benar?811113 - How far is Benar from Biharsharif?16 km by road - What is the population of Benar?2,070 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benar in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Benar?64.1% (Census 2011)