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About Benipur Village

Benipur is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 59 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.79 hectares hectares.

Benipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 7.79 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 59
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 362nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 7.79 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Benipur

The census records public bus service for Benipur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benipur from other places

Benipur lies about 160 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 2.4 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 Benipur
Nearest railway station Sarnath 2.4 km
Nearest town Varanasi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 16 km
District headquarters Basti 160 km

Villages closest to Benipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipur village had a population of 121. That makes it the 362nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Benipur village has 59 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Benipur covers 7.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benipur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Sarnath, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benipur.

Benipur is about 160 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 2.4 km away. Varanasi is about 6.0 km away. Bhanpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichhiya Ganj (under 2 km), Ghurhupur (1.7 km) and Halua Hasanpur (2.2 km).

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

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