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About Benra Village

Benra is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,704, made up of 2,511 males and 2,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1726 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 1726 hectares
Population 4,704
Male Population 2,511
Female Population 2,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benra compares

By the 2011 count Benra is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 1726 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Benra

Benra 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 Benra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benra from other places

Benra lies about 9.9 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Bahadursinghwala, about 2.9 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 Benra
Nearest railway station Bahadursinghwala 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 4.2 km
Nearest town Dhūri 4.2 km
District headquarters Sangrur 9.9 km

Villages closest to Benra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benra village had a population of 4,704. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Benra village has 2,511 males and 2,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benra has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Benra is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benra covers 1726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benra falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Benra is Bahadursinghwala, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Benra is about 9.9 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benra is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Bahadursinghwala is about 2.9 km away. Dhuri is about 4.2 km away. Dhūri is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladda (3.1 km), Manwala (3.6 km) and Kakarwal (4.1 km).

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

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