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About Benipur Sarahara Village

Benipur Sarahara is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 366 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.06 hectares hectares.

Benipur Sarahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur Sarahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 164.06 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 366
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benipur Sarahara compares

By the 2011 count Benipur Sarahara is the 296th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 164.06 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Benipur Sarahara

Benipur Sarahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Benipur Sarahara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Benipur Sarahara from other places

Benipur Sarahara lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 12 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 Sarahara
Nearest railway station Bilwai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 16 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Benipur Sarahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipur Sarahara village had a population of 751. That makes it the 296th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Benipur Sarahara village has 366 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur Sarahara has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Benipur Sarahara covers 164.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benipur Sarahara falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benipur Sarahara is Bilwai, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Benipur Sarahara.

Benipur Sarahara is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipur Sarahara is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 12 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj 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 Hasanpur (under 2 km), Chilbili (under 2 km) and Anguli (2.0 km).

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

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