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Benar Population - Nalanda, Bihar

Benar is a large village located in Asthawan Block of Nalanda district, Bihar with total 385 families residing. The Benar village has population of 2070 of which 1034 are males while 1036 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Benar village population of children with age 0-6 is 406 which makes up 19.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Benar village is 1002 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Benar as per census is 854, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Benar village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Benar village was 64.06 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Benar Male literacy stands at 73.74 % while female literacy rate was 54.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Benar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Benar village.

Benar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 385 - -
Population 2,070 1,034 1,036
Child (0-6) 406 219 187
Schedule Caste 232 121 111
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.06 % 73.74 % 54.77 %
Total Workers 646 451 195
Main Worker 600 - -
Marginal Worker 46 18 28

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.21 % of total population in Benar village. The village Benar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Benar village out of total population, 646 were engaged in work activities. 92.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 646 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 267 were Agricultural labourer.