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About Benegaon Village

Benegaon is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 742 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.57 hectares hectares.

Benegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 376.57 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 742
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benegaon compares

By the 2011 count Benegaon is the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 376.57 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Benegaon

Benegaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benegaon as Available within 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 Benegaon from other places

Benegaon lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, 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 Benegaon
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Khara 17 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 26 km

Villages closest to Benegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benegaon village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Benegaon village has 742 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benegaon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Benegaon covers 376.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benegaon falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benegaon is Khara, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Benegaon.

Benegaon is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benegaon is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 4.5 km away. Khara is about 17 km away. Balaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katori (under 2 km), Janwa (1.6 km) and Laweri (1.8 km).

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

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