# Benai Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benai

Benai is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,731 people in 1,213 households**, the 7th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 5,731people (2011)
- 1,213households
- 81.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benai

Of every 100 households in Benai in 2011, 52 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benai · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**33%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Benai?

■ Benai · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**943

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (7%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 704 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,007 (52%)

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 Daspur - II

- Ranichak7,408 people
- Jot Kanusamgar6,940 people
- Nischintapur6,698 people
- Kultikri6,607 people
- Uttar Bar5,675 people
- Maguria5,128 people
- Bhuta5,022 people
- Garurna4,899 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benai?5,731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benai?81.3% (Census 2011)