# Chak Benshe Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Chak Benshe

Chak Benshe is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,252 people in 284 households**, the 78th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,252people (2011)
- 284households
- 77.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Benshe

Of every 100 households in Chak Benshe in 2011, 69 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chak Benshe · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Chak Benshe?

■ Chak Benshe · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****693**

**959

Working population ****35.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 70.7% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (21%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 178 (40%) · **■** Marginal 52 (12%)

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

- Mandaran1,287 people
- Khalar1,271 people
- Maheshpur1,269 people
- Madhabpur1,263 people
- Taral1,207 people
- Mandra1,200 people
- Golta1,197 people
- Ragpur1,190 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Benshe?1,252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Benshe in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Benshe?77.2% (Census 2011)