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About Benipur Village

Benipur is a mid sized village in Amethi tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 716 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.28 hectares hectares.

Benipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Amethi
Area (hectares) 128.28 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 716
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 109th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 128.28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Benipur

Benipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Benipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 38 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Misrauli, about 10 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 Misrauli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Amethi 14 km
Nearest town Lālganj 14 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 38 km

Villages closest to Benipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amethi 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 1,438. That makes it the 109th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Benipur village has 716 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Benipur covers 128.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benipur falls under Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Misrauli, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benipur.

Benipur is about 38 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipur is in Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district. Misrauli is about 10 km away. Amethi is about 14 km away. Lālganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandupur (1.9 km), Kansa Pur (2.0 km) and Punn Pur (3.3 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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