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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BABLU MURMU
Contact: 77****1127
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- LGD code
- 372867
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population
- 535
- Households
- 114
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 167
Census 2011 · in context
How Benagaria compares
By population, Benagaria ranks #106 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−7.2% vs mandal average
- Benagaria
- 47.7%
- Nala mandal
- 54.9%
- Jamtara district
- 53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+15 vs mandal average
- Benagaria
- 974
- Nala mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Benagaria
- 4.7
- Nala mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benagaria at a glance
Benagaria is a village of 535 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 106th-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815354, served by Mihijam post office; the LGD village code is 372867. The sarpanch is BABLU MURMU, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 631 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Benagaria
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 127
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Benagaria
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Benagaria
- LGD code
- 372867
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 535
- Population (projected 2026)
- 631
- Households
- 114
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BABLU MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Nala
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)