# Benia Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benia

Benia is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 158 households**, the 127th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 714people (2011)
- 158households
- 87.7%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benia

Of every 100 households in Benia in 2011, 63 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benia · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

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 Benia?

■ Benia · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**952

Working population ****40.3%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 78.2% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 108 (38%)

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 Sabang

- Gumai726 people
- Bhikni Batitaki723 people
- Nasra723 people
- Bhua717 people
- Gora713 people
- Jankibar712 people
- Talda707 people
- San Sahara697 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benia?714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benia?87.7% (Census 2011)