# Benra Village, Dhuri, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/benra/ Village · Dhuri, Sangrur # Benra Benra is a village in Dhuri sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148024**. The 2011 Census counted **4,704 people in 909 households**, the 5th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 4,704people (2011) - 909households - 66.9%literacy - 148024PIN code ## Benra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benra is 148024.** Benra falls in Dhuri sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148024 - Gram panchayatBenra 0053 - Community development blockDhuri - Census village code039624 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benra from nearby towns? - Dhuri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)11 km by road - Dhuri (nearest town)3 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 Benra? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Benra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhuri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhuri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dhuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Benra known for? The main crops are **wheat, saron and sugarcane**. Products made here include atta, oil, gur and khesh. About 88% of the 1,726 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,527 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 Benra Of every 100 households in Benra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Benra · ■ Dhuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****86%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **16% Tap water ****68%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **56% Use banking services ****78%** **65% Television ****77%** **76% Mobile phone ****69%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Benra? ■ Benra · ■ Dhuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671** **817 Working population ****32.1%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 459 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (24%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 625 (41%) · **■** Marginal 37 (2%) 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 Dhuri - Sherpur6,983 people - Balian5,935 people - Ghanauri Kalan5,799 people - Kanjla5,109 people - Kheri Chahalan4,608 people - Ladda4,496 people - Ina Bajwa4,327 people - Fatehgarh4,303 people [All 97 villages in Dhuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benra?148024 - How far is Benra from Sangrur?11 km by road - What is the population of Benra?4,704 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benra in?Sangrur district (Dhuri sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Benra?66.9% (Census 2011)