# Benachapra Village, Garbeta - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benachapra

Benachapra is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,079 people in 365 households**, the 21st largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,079people (2011)
- 365households
- 70.9%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benachapra

Of every 100 households in Benachapra in 2011, 50 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benachapra · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**51%

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

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****29%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

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 Benachapra?

■ Benachapra · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**951

Working population ****40.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 64.6% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 368 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 202 (24%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Lalitganja2,482 people
- Raykhan Indrajitpur2,200 people
- Harinasuli2,113 people
- Jadabbati2,096 people
- Katagar2,060 people
- Ekaria2,059 people
- Fatesinghpur1,966 people
- Mathuri1,763 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benachapra?2,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benachapra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benachapra?70.9% (Census 2011)