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About Benathol Village

Benathol is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 281 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benathol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benathol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 140.4 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 281
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Benathol compares

By the 2011 count Benathol is the 50th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 140.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Benathol

Benathol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benathol 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 Banjora, Banskunri, Benabad and Benagarya. 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 Benathol

As per the Census of India 2011, Benathol village had a population of 534. That makes it the 50th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Benathol village has 281 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benathol has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Benathol covers 140.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Benathol 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 Benathol.

Benathol 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 Benathol today is likely to be higher.

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