# Bena Gerya Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bena Gerya

Bena Gerya is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 198 households**, the 55th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 900people (2011)
- 198households
- 47.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bena Gerya

Of every 100 households in Bena Gerya in 2011, 55 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bena Gerya · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

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 Bena Gerya?

■ Bena Gerya · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**955

Working population ****48.9%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 39.8% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 287 (65%)

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 Keshiary

- Banchatul939 people
- Amra Tarya930 people
- Senna916 people
- Dipa912 people
- Darra894 people
- Karanjimura867 people
- Jaykrishna Pur826 people
- Kapas Gerya825 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bena Gerya?900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bena Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bena Gerya?47.8% (Census 2011)