Geographic Location of Benka

The village Benka is located in Manbazar - I C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Manbazar - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Benka

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Benka,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723128

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Benka

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A brief summary of available data for Benka is given below:

Social Structure of Benka

As per available data from the year 2009, 698 persons live in 131 house holds in the village Benka. There are 342 female individuals and 356 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49% and males constitute 51% of the total population.

There are 507 scheduled tribes persons of which 248 are females and 259 are males. Females constitute 48.92% and males constitute 51.08% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 72.64% of the total population.

Population density of Benka is 211.69 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Benka

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Total area of Benka is 329.72 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 142.86 ha. About 132.81 ha is un-irrigated area. About 10.05 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 50.66 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 75.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Benka

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Benka.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Benka.

There is a government middle school in the village Benka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Jitujuri, which is 5-10 kms away from Benka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Jitujuri, which is less than 5 kms away from Benka.

Colleges in Benka

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Laulara, which is 5-10 kms away from Benka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There are no management institutes in the village Benka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Benka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Benka

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Raghunathpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Benka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Benka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Benka

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Benka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Benka.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Benka.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Benka.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Benka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Benka.

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