# Benga Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Benga

Benga is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,374 people in 536 households**, the 39th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,374people (2011)
- 536households
- 84.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benga

Of every 100 households in Benga in 2011, 70 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benga · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Benga?

■ Benga · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**959

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.8% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (18%) · **■** Marginal 559 (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 Arambag

- Bhalia2,452 people
- Ashanpur2,451 people
- Karui2,395 people
- Maminpur2,375 people
- Selalpur2,363 people
- Jaysinha Chak2,315 people
- Rangtakhali2,314 people
- Kapsit2,208 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benga?2,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benga in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benga?84.5% (Census 2011)