About Benda Village

Benda is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 427 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benda village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Tahrauli
Pincode	284301
Area (hectares)	370.45 hectares
Population	849
Male Population	427
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benda compares

By the 2011 count Benda is the 77th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 370.45 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Benda

Benda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benda 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 Benda from other places

Benda lies about 50 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 11 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 Benda
Nearest railway station	Moth	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tahrauli	14 km
Nearest town	Gursarāi	17 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	50 km

Villages closest to Benda

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

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Common questions about Benda

As per the Census of India 2011, Benda village had a population of 849. That makes it the 77th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Benda village has 427 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benda has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Benda is 284301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benda covers 370.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benda falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benda is Moth, about 11 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 Benda.

Benda is about 50 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benda is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Moth is about 11 km away. Tahrauli is about 14 km away. Gursarāi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.