# Benua Village, Morwa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Morwa, Samastipur 

# Benua

Benua is a village in Morwa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 164 households**, the 46th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 741people (2011)
- 164households
- 65.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Benua PIN code and other codes

Benua falls in Morwa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNikaspur
- Community development blockMorwa
- Census village code236712

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

## How far is Benua from nearby towns?

- Morwa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Samsatipur (nearest town)15 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 Benua?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Benua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shyam Nagar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samastipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Benua known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 77% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Benua

Of every 100 households in Benua in 2011, 22 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benua · ■ Morwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**6%

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

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

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 Benua?

■ Benua · ■ Morwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**923

Working population ****45.6%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 243 (72%)

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 Morwa

- Maura Khurd1,052 people
- Bangora1,010 people
- Indar Wara745 people
- Banwaripur urf Mahamadpur743 people
- Saidpur Urf Purkhotimpur714 people
- Purkhotimpur Dakhli710 people
- Bond Dih Asli632 people
- Khanua578 people

[All 61 villages in Morwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/morwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Benua from Samastipur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Benua?741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benua in?Samastipur district (Morwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Benua?65.9% (Census 2011)