About Benasholi Village

Benasholi is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 113 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benasholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benasholi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakulia
Pincode	832302
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	113
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benasholi compares

By the 2011 count Benasholi is the 162nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Benasholi

Benasholi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benasholi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Benasholi from other places

Benasholi lies about 13 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 3.7 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 Benasholi
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ghatsila	3.7 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakulia	30 km

Villages closest to Benasholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benasholi village had a population of 237. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Benasholi village has 113 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benasholi has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Benasholi is 832302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benasholi covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benasholi falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Benasholi is Ghatsila, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Benasholi.

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

Benasholi is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghātsīla is about 3.4 km away. Ghatsila is about 3.7 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.