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Bengra

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731234
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Temples near Bengra

  • Nandikeshwari Temple · 2.1 km

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Bengra is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,158 spread across 261 households. It has a literacy rate of 53% and is located at coordinates 23.941°N, 87.651°E with PIN code 731234.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTONA KHATUN
Contact: 90****7525
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LGD code
317250
Pincode
731234
Post office
Sainthia
Population
1,158
Households
261
Literacy rate
53%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
572
Distance to district centre
7 km
Distance to mandal centre
18 km
Distance to Kolkata
169 km
Distance to Delhi
1163 km
Nearest railway station
Mahishidahari · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
South View Nursing Home · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bengra compares

By population, Bengra ranks #50 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.0%
−10.5% vs mandal average
Bengra
53.0%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−42 vs mandal average
Bengra
908
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bengra
4.4
Sainthia mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bengra at a glance

Bengra is a village of 1,158 people in 261 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 50th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 53%, 11 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 7 km from the Birbhum district centre, 12 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 3 km from Mahishidahari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317250. The nearest hospital or health centre is South View Nursing Home, 3 km away. The sarpanch is SANTONA KHATUN, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 1,295 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mathpalsa

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bengra · this village1,15853%
Harishkopa · Sainthia1,09967%1 km SW
Bideshini · Sainthia01.5 km N
Raihat · Sainthia67643%1.5 km NW
Saoldihi · Sainthia29363%1.8 km NW
Daikota · Sainthia43457%2 km N
Chhautara · Sainthia66351%1.9 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bengra

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)
20
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
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
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
153.54
Irrigated area (ha)
125
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bengra

LGD code
317250
Pincode
731234
Post office
Sainthia
Population (Census 2011)
1,158
Population (projected 2026)
1,295
Households
261
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
53.0%
Coordinates
23.94129°N, 87.65148°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Labpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANTONA KHATUN
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Bengra

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 6.7 km
≈ 14 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata169 kmcapital
  • Delhi1163 km
  • Hyderabad1200 km
  • Chennai1436 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMahishidahari3 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand21 km
  • Hospital / PHCSouth View Nursing Home3 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank13 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump13 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University29 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station52 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bengra

1 Temple, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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