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About Benada Village

Benada is a mid sized village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,611, made up of 819 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 358.65 hectares
Population 1,611
Male Population 819
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benada compares

By the 2011 count Benada is the 52nd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 358.65 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Benada

Benada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Benada as Available within village. 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 Benada from other places

Benada lies about 39 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 37 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 Benada
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 3.3 km
Nearest town Jhālod 26 km
Nearest railway station Limkheda 37 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 39 km

Villages closest to Benada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benada village had a population of 1,611. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Benada village has 819 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benada has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Benada is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benada covers 358.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benada falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Benada is Limkheda, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benada.

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

Benada is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 3.3 km away. Jhālod is about 26 km away. Limkheda is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narsingpur (2.4 km), Hirapura (2.6 km) and Hathipura (2.8 km).

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

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