# Bengai Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Bengai

Bengai is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,674 people in 1,046 households**, the 5th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 4,674people (2011)
- 1,046households
- 78.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bengai

Of every 100 households in Bengai in 2011, 60 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bengai · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**40%

Television ****34%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Bengai?

■ Bengai · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**922

Working population ****38.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 376 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 509 (28%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 483 (27%) · **■** Marginal 423 (23%)

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 Goghat - II

- Shyambazar6,293 people
- Gar Mandaran6,264 people
- Fului5,984 people
- Shripur4,727 people
- Selampur4,471 people
- Badanganj3,865 people
- Shantipur3,768 people
- Hazipur3,643 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bengai?4,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bengai in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bengai?78.7% (Census 2011)