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About Benakhamar Village

Benakhamar is a small village in Thuamul Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 163 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benakhamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benakhamar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Thuamul Rampur
Pincode 766026
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 163
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benakhamar compares

By the 2011 count Benakhamar is the 56th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 266 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Benakhamar

Benakhamar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benakhamar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagadiani, Bahadaghat, Baiganaguda and Barakaudi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Benakhamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Benakhamar village had a population of 330. That makes it the 56th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 266 residents.

Benakhamar village has 163 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benakhamar has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Benakhamar is 766026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benakhamar covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benakhamar falls under Thuamul Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Benakhamar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Benakhamar is in Thuamul Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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