# Benachapra, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benachapra

Benachapra is a village in [Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,203 people in 258 households**, the 24th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,203people (2011)
- 258households
- 85.4%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benachapra

Of every 100 households in Benachapra in 2011, 72 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benachapra · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**79%

Tap water ****78%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****50%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**991

Working population ****45.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 80.8% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (12%) · **■** Marginal 211 (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 Salbani

- Pathri1,299 people
- Saula1,276 people
- Murari1,218 people
- Bhaudi1,208 people
- Dhangsol1,175 people
- Jatra1,175 people
- Sonakara1,173 people
- Abra Dihi1,166 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Other places named Benachapra

- Benachapra · Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur · 2,079 people
- Benachapra · Village, Vishnupur, Bankura · 1,262 people
- Benachapra · Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur · 307 people
- Benachapra · Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 282 people
- Benachapra · Village, Sarenga, Bankura · 182 people
- Benachapra · Village, Barjora, Bankura · 109 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benachapra?1,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benachapra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benachapra?85.4% (Census 2011)