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About Benupur Village

Benupur is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,000, made up of 977 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.92 hectares hectares.

Benupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 141.92 hectares
Population 2,000
Male Population 977
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benupur compares

By the 2011 count Benupur is the 66th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 141.92 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Benupur

Benupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benupur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benupur from other places

Benupur lies about 29 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sadat, about 24 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 Benupur
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Lalganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Sadat 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 29 km

Villages closest to Benupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benupur village had a population of 2,000. That makes it the 66th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Benupur village has 977 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benupur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Benupur covers 141.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benupur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benupur is Sadat, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benupur.

Benupur is about 29 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benupur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 7.6 km away. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Sadat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malpar (under 2 km), Rajaha Ajamatpur (under 2 km) and Rikaicha (under 2 km).

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

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