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About Benijalalpur Village

Benijalalpur is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 102 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benijalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benijalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 102
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benijalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Benijalalpur is the 175th 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 22 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Benijalalpur

Benijalalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benijalalpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benijalalpur from other places

Benijalalpur 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 Benijalalpur
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 Benijalalpur

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 Benijalalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benijalalpur village had a population of 188. That makes it the 175th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Benijalalpur village has 102 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benijalalpur has about 843 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 Benijalalpur is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benijalalpur covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benijalalpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

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

Benijalalpur 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.

Benijalalpur 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 Benibari (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 Benijalalpur today is likely to be higher.

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