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About Benoor Village

Benoor is a large village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,096 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1075.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benoor village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 1075.07 hectares
Population 2,134
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benoor compares

By the 2011 count Benoor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 1075.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Benoor

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

Benoor lies about 14 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 57 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 Benoor
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 14 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 57 km

Villages closest to Benoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benoor village had a population of 2,134. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Benoor village has 1,096 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benoor has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Benoor is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benoor covers 1075.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benoor falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Benoor is Antagarh, about 57 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Benoor.

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

Benoor is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 14 km away. Nārāinpur is about 14 km away. Antagarh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotabenoor (under 2 km), Gongla (under 2 km) and Malechur (1.6 km).

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

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