About Beni Khurd Village

Beni Khurd is a small village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 201 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beni Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beni Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	201
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Beni Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Beni Khurd is the 93rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Beni Khurd

Beni Khurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Beni Khurd 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 Beni Khurd from other places

Beni Khurd lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 17 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 Beni Khurd
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	17 km
Nearest town	Gumia	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	28 km
District headquarters	Palamu	28 km

Villages closest to Beni Khurd

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

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Common questions about Beni Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Beni Khurd village had a population of 392. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Beni Khurd village has 201 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beni Khurd has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Beni Khurd is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beni Khurd covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beni Khurd falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Beni Khurd is Dumri Bihar, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Beni Khurd.

Beni Khurd is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beni Khurd is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 17 km away. Gumia is about 20 km away. Hussainabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.