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About Benipur Village

Benipur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 368 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222128, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222128
Area (hectares) 43.08 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 368
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 340th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 43.08 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Benipur from other places

Benipur lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 13 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 Trilochan Mahadeo 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 16 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Benipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 725. That makes it the 340th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Benipur village has 368 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Benipur is 222128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benipur covers 43.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benipur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Benipur.

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

Benipur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Trilochan Mahadeo is about 13 km away. Mariahu is about 16 km away. Mariāhu 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 Chatturpur (under 2 km), Lagdharpur (under 2 km) and Keshopur (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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