About Benisagar Village

Benisagar is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 319 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benisagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benisagar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	319
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benisagar compares

By the 2011 count Benisagar is the 41st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Benisagar

Benisagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benisagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Benisagar from other places

Benisagar lies about 70 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 26 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 Benisagar
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	12 km
Nearest railway station	Badampahar	26 km
Nearest town	Karanjiā	26 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	70 km

Villages closest to Benisagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benisagar village had a population of 667. That makes it the 41st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Benisagar village has 319 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benisagar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Benisagar is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benisagar covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benisagar falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Benisagar is Badampahar, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Benisagar.

Benisagar is about 70 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benisagar is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 12 km away. Badampahar is about 26 km away. Karanjiā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.