# Benachapra Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benachapra

Benachapra is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 59 households**, the 162nd largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 307people (2011)
- 59households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,147females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benachapra

Of every 100 households in Benachapra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benachapra · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**70%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Benachapra?

■ Benachapra · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1147**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**954

Working population ****60.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 45 (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 - II

- Kunarpur312 people
- Naya Bankati310 people
- Jamira309 people
- Patharpara308 people
- Gorabari307 people
- Penchamura304 people
- Domahani300 people
- Salgeria299 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benachapra?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benachapra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benachapra?75.9% (Census 2011)