# Benaut Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/benaut/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Benaut Benaut is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,776 people in 398 households**, the 20th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 2,776people (2011) - 398households - 75.8%literacy - 841212PIN code ## Benaut PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benaut is 841212.** Benaut falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841212 - Gram panchayatBalia - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233259 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benaut from nearby towns? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)50 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)48 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 Benaut? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Benaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ekma - ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Benaut known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Benaut Of every 100 households in Benaut in 2011, 14 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Benaut · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **8% Toilet within the home ****26%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **93% Use banking services ****76%** **68% Television ****22%** **15% Mobile phone ****61%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **15% 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 Benaut? ■ Benaut · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **925 Working population ****20.5%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 154 (27%) · **■** Marginal 227 (40%) 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 Ekma - Chanrwa3,507 people - Nawada3,266 people - Husepur3,245 people - Bhodsa2,941 people - Kosari2,771 people - Chan Chaura2,741 people - Ghaziapur2,573 people - Rith2,487 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benaut?841212 - How far is Benaut from Chhapra?50 km by road - What is the population of Benaut?2,776 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benaut in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Benaut?75.8% (Census 2011)