About Benajira Village

Benajira is a small village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 223 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benajira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benajira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Onda
Pincode	722144
Area (hectares)	294.49 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	223
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benajira compares

By the 2011 count Benajira is the 178th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 294.49 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Benajira

Benajira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benajira 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bauri Danga, Beliara, Bena Bandi and Benachapra. 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.

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Common questions about Benajira

As per the Census of India 2011, Benajira village had a population of 438. That makes it the 178th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Benajira village has 223 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benajira has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Benajira is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benajira covers 294.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benajira falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benajira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Benajira.

Benajira is in Onda 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.