# Benkia Village, Khatra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khatra, Bankura 

# Benkia

Benkia is a village in Khatra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 116 households**, the 84th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 498people (2011)
- 116households
- 54.1%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benkia

Of every 100 households in Benkia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benkia · ■ Khatra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****40%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****1%**

**57%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Benkia?

■ Benkia · ■ Khatra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**940

Working population ****42.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 39.3% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (67%) · **■** Marginal 65 (31%)

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 Khatra

- Shyam Bazar513 people
- Dubrajpur509 people
- Chandanpur508 people
- Sial Pahari508 people
- Sabudad496 people
- Baraghutu495 people
- Benia Baid493 people
- Jamda492 people

[All 153 villages in Khatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/khatra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benkia?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkia in?Bankura district (Khatra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benkia?54.1% (Census 2011)