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About Benipura Village

Benipura is a large village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,112, made up of 1,115 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134 hectares hectares.

Benipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 1134 hectares
Population 2,112
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Benipura compares

By the 2011 count Benipura is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1134 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Benipura

Benipura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Benipura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benipura from other places

Benipura lies about 75 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Bijaipur Road, about 22 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 Benipura
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Bijaipur Road 22 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 28 km
District headquarters Sheopur 75 km

Villages closest to Benipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipura village had a population of 2,112. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Benipura village has 1,115 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipura has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Benipura covers 1134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benipura falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benipura is Bijaipur Road, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Benipura.

Benipura is about 75 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipura is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 5.9 km away. Bijaipur Road is about 22 km away. Sabalgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aroda (1.6 km), Chhapar (1.8 km) and Parwati Baroda (2.8 km).

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

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