Bengai

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Field	Value
name	Bengai
settlement_type	Village
pushpin_map	India West Bengal
pushpin_map_caption	Location in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	West Bengal
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Hooghly
established_title
unit_pref	Metric
population_total	4,674
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Bengali, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	712611
blank1_name_sec1	Sex ratio
blank1_info_sec1	922 ♂/♀
blank2_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Arambag
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Bengai is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Location

Bengai is located at .

Area overview

The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% living in urban areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bengai had a total population of 4,674 of which 2,374 (51%) were males and 2,300 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 468. The total number of literate persons in Bengai was 3,312 (78.74% of the population over 6 years).

Education

Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Bengai in 1959.
Bengai Girls' High School
Subhasnagar ITI
Sarat Vidyapith
Rabindra Shiksha Niketan
Swami Vivekananda Institute of Education
Vivekananda Institute of Education

References

"District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
"Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya". AKPCM.

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