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About Benabad Village

Benabad is a small village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 266 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 97.09 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 266
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benabad compares

By the 2011 count Benabad is the 51st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 97.09 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Benabad

Benabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benabad as Available within 5 - 10 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 Arddhagram, Asanbani, Balarampur and Banjora. 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 Benabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Benabad village had a population of 499. That makes it the 51st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Benabad village has 266 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benabad has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Benabad is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benabad covers 97.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benabad falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benabad notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Benabad.

Benabad is in Mejhia 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 Benabad today is likely to be higher.

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