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About Benahar Village

Benahar is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 261 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 181.16 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 261
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benahar compares

By the 2011 count Benahar is the 111th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 181.16 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Benahar

Benahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Beldangra, Beliagara, Belut and Benageria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Benahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Benahar village had a population of 531. That makes it the 111th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Benahar village has 261 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benahar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Benahar is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benahar covers 181.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benahar falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Benahar is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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