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About Benusaran Village

Benusaran is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 506 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benusaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benusaran village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 342.46 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 506
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benusaran compares

By the 2011 count Benusaran is the 85th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 342.46 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 933.

Getting to Benusaran

Benusaran is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Benusaran as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benusaran from other places

Benusaran lies about 43 km from Giridih. 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 Benusaran
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 11 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Benusaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benusaran village had a population of 921. That makes it the 85th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Benusaran village has 506 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benusaran has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Benusaran is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benusaran covers 342.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benusaran falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Benusaran is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benusaran is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Jolhabad (2.0 km) and Parhodih (2.1 km).

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

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