# Benuria Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Benuria

Benuria is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,009 people in 728 households**, the 14th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,009people (2011)
- 728households
- 70.2%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benuria

Of every 100 households in Benuria in 2011, 58 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benuria · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**61%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Benuria?

■ Benuria · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**972

Working population ****42.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 102 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (42%) · **■** Household industry 79 (6%) · **■** Other work 395 (31%) · **■** Marginal 175 (14%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Dwarkanathpur3,363 people
- Muluk3,361 people
- Nahina3,332 people
- Khosh Kadambapur3,102 people
- Layek Bazar2,910 people
- Bolpur2,623 people
- Kasba2,611 people
- Jajnanagar2,542 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benuria?3,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benuria in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benuria?70.2% (Census 2011)