# Benegachhi Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Benegachhi

Benegachhi is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 289 households**, the 47th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 289households
- 81.2%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benegachhi

Of every 100 households in Benegachhi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benegachhi · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**87%

Use banking services ****68%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

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 Benegachhi?

■ Benegachhi · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**948

Working population ****33.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 197 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (19%) · **■** Marginal 106 (25%)

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 Pursura

- Krishnabati1,677 people
- Hetam Chak1,411 people
- Dulalbati1,390 people
- Parul1,368 people
- Samaspur1,114 people
- Kadipur637 people
- Rasik Chak404 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benegachhi?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benegachhi in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benegachhi?81.2% (Census 2011)