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About Beniganj Village

Beniganj is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,870, made up of 1,505 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beniganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beniganj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 230.09 hectares
Population 2,870
Male Population 1,505
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beniganj compares

By the 2011 count Beniganj is the 126th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 230.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Beniganj

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

Beniganj lies about 39 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Rawat Ganj, 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 Beniganj
Nearest railway station Rawat Ganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 23 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 23 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 39 km

Villages closest to Beniganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beniganj village had a population of 2,870. That makes it the 126th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Beniganj village has 1,505 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beniganj has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Beniganj is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beniganj covers 230.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beniganj falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Beniganj is Rawat Ganj, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Beniganj.

Beniganj is about 39 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beniganj is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Rawat Ganj is about 12 km away. Maharajganj is about 23 km away. Mahārāganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpurawa (under 2 km), Rampur Chakia (2.1 km) and Mansurganj (2.3 km).

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

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