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About Benhata Village

Benhata is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 916 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1474 hectares hectares.

Benhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benhata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 1474 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 916
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benhata compares

By the 2011 count Benhata is the 12th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 1474 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Benhata

Benhata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benhata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benhata from other places

Benhata lies about 16 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 7.2 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 Benhata
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 7.2 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 16 km

Villages closest to Benhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benhata village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 12th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Benhata village has 916 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benhata has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Benhata covers 1474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benhata falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benhata is Khonker, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benhata.

Benhata is about 16 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benhata is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 7.0 km away. Khonker is about 7.2 km away. Shivpuri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imalawada (2.2 km), Tamki (2.8 km) and Tila (2.8 km).

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

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