# Benakata Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Benakata

Benakata is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 71 households**, the 146th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 366people (2011)
- 71households
- 79.3%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benakata

Of every 100 households in Benakata in 2011, 76 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benakata · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****92%**

**66%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

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 Benakata?

■ Benakata · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**930

Working population ****36.6%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 67.5% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 81 (60%)

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 Raipur

- Tungi406 people
- Barakharanga394 people
- Katalda384 people
- Akhuapal369 people
- Gobarda363 people
- Bhadli362 people
- Lachhipur352 people
- Raghunathpur346 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benakata?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benakata in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benakata?79.3% (Census 2011)