About Benaut Village

Benaut is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,776, made up of 1,371 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benaut village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Ekma
Pincode	841212
Area (hectares)	233.06 hectares
Population	2,776
Male Population	1,371
Female Population	1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benaut compares

By the 2011 count Benaut is the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 233.06 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Benaut

Benaut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benaut as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Benaut from other places

Benaut lies about 18 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 4.8 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 Benaut
Nearest railway station	Chainwa	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ekma	10 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	12 km
District headquarters	Saran	18 km

Villages closest to Benaut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benaut village had a population of 2,776. That makes it the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Benaut village has 1,371 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benaut has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Benaut is 841212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benaut covers 233.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benaut falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Benaut is Chainwa, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Benaut.

Benaut is about 18 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benaut is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 4.8 km away. Ekma is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.