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About Benur Village

Benur is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 150 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 214.57 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 150
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benur compares

By the 2011 count Benur is the 183rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 214.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Benur

Benur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benur as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Baweli, Bechaghat, Behbeda and Belgal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Benur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benur village had a population of 302. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Benur village has 150 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Benur is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benur covers 214.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Benur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Benur.

Benur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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