# Benrya Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Benrya

Benrya is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 143 households**, the 34th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 713people (2011)
- 143households
- 62.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benrya

Of every 100 households in Benrya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Benrya · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**67%

Use banking services ****24%**

**52%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Benrya?

■ Benrya · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**973

Working population ****48.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (40%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 158 (45%)

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 Santuri

- Lediam824 people
- Kherad795 people
- Dhenkshila788 people
- Rambhatdi777 people
- Sashpur695 people
- Anthumajhirdi686 people
- Nimtikuri685 people
- Kankar Kiari680 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benrya?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benrya in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benrya?62.6% (Census 2011)