# Benagaria Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/benagaria-361946/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Benagaria Benagaria is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,667 people in 537 households**, the 13th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 2,667people (2011) - 537households - 60.1%literacy - 1,008females per 1,000 males ## Benagaria PIN code and other codes Benagaria falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatBenagaria - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code361946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benagaria from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)36 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)35 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 Benagaria? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Benagaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nirsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govindpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Benagaria known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Benagaria Of every 100 households in Benagaria in 2011, 54 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Benagaria · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **79% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **37% Use banking services ****37%** **53% Television ****26%** **47% Mobile phone ****28%** **49% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **13% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Benagaria? ■ Benagaria · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **945 Working population ****47.3%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 44.9% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,134 (90%) 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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Bar Ambana3,376 people - Ubchuria2,914 people - Madanpur2,739 people - Sijua2,700 people - Bhalgori2,611 people - Patharkua2,607 people - Dumurya2,581 people - Badhna2,532 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Benagaria from Dhanbad?36 km by road - What is the population of Benagaria?2,667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benagaria in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Benagaria?60.1% (Census 2011)