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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Krishna Dhal
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- LGD code
- 341085
- Pincode
- 721135
- Post office
- Kultikri
- Population
- 177
- Households
- 35
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1213 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 61
- Distance to district centre
- 50 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 147 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1035 km
- Nearest railway station
- Angua · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Baligeria Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bena Chuni compares
By population, Bena Chuni ranks #231 of 336 villages in Nayagram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.6%
+1.8% vs mandal average
- Bena Chuni
- 57.6%
- Nayagram mandal
- 55.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,213
+225 vs mandal average
- Bena Chuni
- 1,213
- Nayagram mandal
- 988
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Bena Chuni
- 5.1
- Nayagram mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bena Chuni at a glance
Bena Chuni is a village of 177 people in 35 households (Census 2011) in Nayagram block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 231st-largest of 336 villages in Nayagram block. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,213 women per 1,000 men. It lies 50 km from the Jhargram district centre, 32 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 19 km from Angua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721135, served by Kultikri post office; the LGD village code is 341085. The nearest hospital or health centre is Baligeria Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is Krishna Dhal, and the village votes in Nayagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amiya Kisku. The population is estimated at 198 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bena Chuni
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 109.98
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bena Chuni
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Key facts — Bena Chuni
- LGD code
- 341085
- Pincode
- 721135
- Post office
- Kultikri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 177
- Population (projected 2026)
- 198
- Households
- 35
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1213
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.96019°N, 87.10048°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nayagram
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amiya Kisku
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Krishna Dhal
- Block / Mandal
- Nayagram
Getting there
How to reach Bena Chuni
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata147 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1035 km
- Chennai1224 km
- Delhi1239 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAngua19 km
- Hospital / PHCBaligeria Hospital<1 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science45 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station45 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Baligeria Hospitalunder 1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721135
- Bachhur KhoyarNayagram mandal2,765 pop
- Kalma PukhuriaNayagram mandal2,724 pop
- NayagramNayagram mandal2,300 pop
- Kharika MathaniNayagram mandal2,002 pop
- Kamala PurNayagram mandal1,924 pop
- TuphriaNayagram mandal1,523 pop
- Gohal DihaNayagram mandal1,398 pop
- RamkrishnapurNayagram mandal1,379 pop
- Kurchi BaniNayagram mandal1,323 pop
Villages near Bena Chuni
Other villages in Nayagram mandal
View all 60+ →- Khasjangal
- Bachhur Khoyar
- Kalma Pukhuria
- Dol Gram
- Nayagram
- Kharika Mathani
- Kamala Pur
- Dhumsai
- Tuphria
- Dhoba Gobindapur
- Gohal Diha
- Ramkrishnapur
- Kurchi Bani
- Bara Ningui
- Ghora Taria
- Garkhelar
- Baradhan Sola
- Shital Pura
- Jugisol
- Nimai Nagar
- Kul Diha
- Nara Singha Pur
- Nagri Pada
- Bhalia Ghati
- Chandal Bandh(Chamar Bandh)
- Pukhuria
- Chhota Jharia
- Dahi
- Malam
- Dumuria
- Chandabila
- Mara Pada
- Kadam Diha
- Biswa Nath Pur
- Bara Sol
- Deulbar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- 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)