# Bena Village, Baduria – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baduria, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bena

Bena is a village in Baduria sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,702 people in 1,306 households**, the 9th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 5,702people (2011)
- 1,306households
- 76.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bena

Of every 100 households in Bena in 2011, 29 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bena · ■ Baduria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**16%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**57%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Bena?

■ Bena · ■ Baduria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 73.3% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 448 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 501 (25%) · **■** Marginal 397 (20%)

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 Baduria

- Aturia7,182 people
- Ghoshpur7,036 people
- Sayestanagar7,014 people
- Katia6,450 people
- Ramchandrapur5,650 people
- Gokna5,545 people
- Kankrasuti5,345 people
- Atghara5,250 people

[All 96 villages in Baduria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/baduria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bena?5,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bena in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Baduria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bena?76.2% (Census 2011)