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About Benu Village

Benu is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 140 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 171532
Area (hectares) 54.64 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 140
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benu compares

By the 2011 count Benu is the 34th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 54.64 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Benu

Benu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benu from other places

Benu lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 5.8 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 Benu
Nearest railway station Kanoh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 7.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Benu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benu village had a population of 261. That makes it the 34th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Benu village has 140 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benu has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Benu is 171532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benu covers 54.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benu falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benu is Kanoh, about 5.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benu.

Benu is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benu is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 5.8 km away. Kandaghat is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narood (under 2 km), Nahar (1.6 km) and Padli (2.0 km).

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

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