About Beniya Village

Beniya is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 587 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Beniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beniya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	1,114
Male Population	587
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Beniya compares

By the 2011 count Beniya is the 58th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Beniya

Beniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Beniya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Beniya from other places

Beniya lies about 37 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Beniya
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	9.9 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	14 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	37 km

Villages closest to Beniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Beniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Beniya village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 58th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Beniya village has 587 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beniya has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Beniya covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beniya falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Beniya is Ismailpur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Beniya.

Beniya is about 37 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beniya is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 9.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Ismailpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.