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About Benibari Village

Benibari is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 214 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benibari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benibari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 214
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benibari compares

By the 2011 count Benibari is the 154th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Benibari

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

How far is Benibari from other places

Benibari lies about 73 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 19 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 Benibari
Nearest town Arāria 11 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 73 km

Villages closest to Benibari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benibari village had a population of 400. That makes it the 154th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Benibari village has 214 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benibari has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Benibari is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benibari covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benibari falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benibari is Araria Court, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Benibari.

Benibari is about 73 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benibari is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 11 km away. Araria Court is about 19 km away. Kadwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benijalalpur (under 2 km), Chandpur (2.9 km) and Madhaipur Milik (4.3 km).

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

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