About Benugarh Village

Benugarh is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 512 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Benugarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benugarh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	1,007
Male Population	512
Female Population	495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benugarh compares

By the 2011 count Benugarh is the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Benugarh

Benugarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Benugarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benugarh from other places

Benugarh lies about 31 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 23 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 Benugarh
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	14 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	23 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	31 km

Villages closest to Benugarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benugarh village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Benugarh village has 512 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benugarh has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Benugarh covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benugarh falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benugarh is Pawakhali, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Benugarh.

Benugarh is about 31 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benugarh is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 11 km away. Terhagachh is about 14 km away. Pawakhali is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.