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About Benipur Village

Benipur is a large village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,017, made up of 1,037 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271303
Area (hectares) 211.71 hectares
Population 2,017
Male Population 1,037
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 92nd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 211.71 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Benipur

Benipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benipur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Benipur from other places

Benipur lies about 34 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Lakhpat Nagar, about under 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 Benipur
Nearest railway station Lakhpat Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 5.8 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 26 km
District headquarters Gonda 34 km

Villages closest to Benipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mankapur 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 2,017. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Benipur village has 1,037 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Benipur is 271303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benipur covers 211.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benipur falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Lakhpat Nagar, about under 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Benipur.

Benipur is about 34 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipur is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Lakhpat Nagar is about under 2 km away. Mankapur is about 5.8 km away. Ayodhya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allipur (under 2 km), Ballipur (under 2 km) and Kathar (under 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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