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About Benua Village

Benua is a mid sized village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 373 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Benua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Morwa
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 373
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benua compares

By the 2011 count Benua is the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents. Its 33 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, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Benua

The census records public bus service for Benua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benua from other places

Benua lies about 14 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Karpurigram, about 9.0 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 Benua
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Karpurigram 9.0 km
District headquarters Samastipur 14 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 14 km

Villages closest to Benua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benua village had a population of 741. That makes it the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents.

Benua village has 373 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benua has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Benua covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benua falls under Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benua is Karpurigram, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benua.

Benua is about 14 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benua is in Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district. Morwa is about 4.4 km away. Karpurigram is about 9.0 km away. Samastipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amritpur (under 2 km), Songar (under 2 km) and Chandauli (1.8 km).

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

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