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About Benai Village

Benai is a large village in Etmadpur tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,244, made up of 2,222 males and 2,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Etmadpur
Pincode 283201
Area (hectares) 445.75 hectares
Population 4,244
Male Population 2,222
Female Population 2,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benai compares

By the 2011 count Benai is the 27th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents. Its 445.75 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Benai

Benai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Benai from other places

Benai lies about 20 km from Agra, and the nearest railway station is Barhan, about 4.2 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 Benai
Nearest railway station Barhan 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Etmadpur 10 km
District headquarters Agra 20 km

Villages closest to Benai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benai village had a population of 4,244. That makes it the 27th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents.

Benai village has 2,222 males and 2,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benai has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 863.

The pincode recorded for Benai is 283201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benai covers 445.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benai falls under Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benai is Barhan, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Benai.

Benai is about 20 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benai is in Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district. Barhan is about 4.2 km away. Etmadpur is about 10 km away. Agra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahabatpur (under 2 km), Chirhauli (2.1 km) and Nagla Pachauri (2.3 km).

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

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