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About Benidih Village

Benidih is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 599 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 365.35 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 599
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benidih compares

By the 2011 count Benidih is the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 365.35 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Benidih

Benidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Benidih from other places

Benidih lies about 39 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.4 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 Benidih
Tehsil headquarters Arang 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 6.4 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 39 km

Villages closest to Benidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benidih village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Benidih village has 599 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benidih has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Benidih is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benidih covers 365.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benidih falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Benidih is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.4 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Benidih.

Benidih is about 39 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benidih is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 4.8 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 6.4 km away. Mahāsamund is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratakat (under 2 km), Badgaon (2.3 km) and Amethi (2.7 km).

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

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