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About Benipur Village

Benipur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 279 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Pincode 824236
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 279
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 128th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Benipur

Benipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Benipur from other places

Benipur lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 13 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 Benipur
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 2.6 km
Nearest town Tekāri 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Bela 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Benipur

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

Common questions about Benipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipur village had a population of 548. That makes it the 128th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Benipur village has 279 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Benipur is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benipur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benipur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Bela, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benipur.

Benipur is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 2.6 km away. Tekāri is about 2.6 km away. Bela is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksiya (under 2 km), Jagdar (under 2 km) and Sianandpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Benipur today is likely to be higher.

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