# Benucha Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benucha

Benucha is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,722 people in 352 households**, the 9th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,722people (2011)
- 352households
- 77.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benucha

Of every 100 households in Benucha in 2011, 44 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Benucha · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****22%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****29%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Benucha?

■ Benucha · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**991

Working population ****40.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 70.4% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (15%) · **■** Marginal 327 (47%)

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

- Mahasol1,999 people
- Jhar Bhanga1,983 people
- Tilakhuli1,974 people
- Mandalkupi1,819 people
- Rautara1,715 people
- Dangarpara1,648 people
- Bishnupur1,639 people
- Sidadihi1,585 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benucha?1,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benucha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benucha?77.8% (Census 2011)