About Benuam Village

Benuam is a small village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 124 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benuam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benuam village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Chandiposh
Pincode	770037
Area (hectares)	310 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	124
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benuam compares

By the 2011 count Benuam is the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Benuam

Benuam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benuam 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 Angarapada, Badbhulta, Baghiakucha and Banki. 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.

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Common questions about Benuam

As per the Census of India 2011, Benuam village had a population of 249. That makes it the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Benuam village has 124 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benuam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Benuam is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benuam covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benuam falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Benuam 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 Benuam.

Benuam is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh 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.