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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Benga Chatra is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,802 and 418 households. It has a literacy rate of 64.3% and is located at 23.601°N, 87.835°E with PIN code 731240.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
asmira khatun
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- LGD code
- 317707
- Pincode
- 731240
- Post office
- Bahiri
- Population
- 1,802
- Households
- 418
- Literacy rate
- 64.3%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 793
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 127 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1193 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhedia railway station · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Khujutipara · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Benga Chatra compares
By population, Benga Chatra ranks #41 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.3%
+3.6% vs mandal average
Benga Chatra64.3%
Nanoor mandal60.7%
Birbhum district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
+1 vs mandal average
Benga Chatra950
Nanoor mandal949
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Benga Chatra4.3
Nanoor mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benga Chatra at a glance
Benga Chatra is a village of 1,802 people in 418 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 41st-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 64%, 4 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Birbhum district centre, 5 km from Madda, the nearest town, 13 km from Bhedia railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731240, served by Bahiri post office; the LGD village code is 317707. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Khujutipara, 6 km away. The sarpanch is asmira khatun, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 2,016 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benga Chatra · this village | 1,802 | 64% | — |
| Kuramba Ghosh · Nanoor | 1,965 | 68% | 1.3 km N |
| Bejra · Purbi Tundi* | 634 | 59% | 2 km SW |
| Nawada Palandi · Nanoor | 3,022 | 61% | 2.1 km E |
| Palashi · Nanoor | 180 | 72% | 3 km NE |
| Jalandi · Nanoor | 2,433 | 59% | 3 km NE |
| Jalchandi · Nanoor | 328 | 57% | 3 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Benga Chatra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 5
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 289.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 205
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Benga Chatra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Benga Chatra
- LGD code
- 317707
- Pincode
- 731240
- Post office
- Bahiri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,802
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,016
- Households
- 418
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 64.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.60107°N, 87.83454°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nanoor
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bidhan Chandra Majhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- asmira khatun
- Block / Mandal
- Nanoor
Getting there
How to reach Benga Chatra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata127 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1193 km
- Delhi1198 km
- Chennai1415 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhedia railway station13 km
- Bus stopJalpara Charaktala12 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Khujutipara6 km
- ATM / bankJalpara Gramin Bank12 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeGobindapur Shefali Memorial Polytechnic12 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station16 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731240
- SingiBolpur Sriniketan mandal5,723 pop
- BahiriBolpur Sriniketan mandal5,222 pop
- PapuriNanoor mandal5,148 pop
- SansatBolpur Sriniketan mandal4,551 pop
- Hate SerandiNanoor mandal3,675 pop
- BanagramNanoor mandal2,887 pop
- BejraBolpur Sriniketan mandal2,497 pop
- JalandiNanoor mandal2,433 pop
- JashraBolpur Sriniketan mandal2,236 pop
Villages near Benga Chatra
Other villages in Nanoor mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)