By population, Benga ranks #39 of 159 villages in Arambag mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benga is a village of 2,374 people in 536 households (Census 2011) in Arambag block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 39th-largest of 159 villages in Arambag block. Literacy is 77%, 7 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712615, served by Batanal post office; the LGD village code is 324244. The village votes in Pursurah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biman Ghosh. The population is estimated at 2,799 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Batanal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benga · this village | 2,374 | 77% | — |
| Batanal · Arambag | 5,585 | 72% | — |
| Telua · Arambag | 2,702 | 69% | — |
| Chak Hazi · Arambag | 2,549 | 73% | — |
| Bhalia · Arambag | 2,452 | 69% | — |
| Uttar Narayanpur · Arambag | 2,175 | 80% | — |
| Uttar Rasulpur · Arambag | 2,032 | 75% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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