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About Benapur Village

Benapur is a mid sized village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 627 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713166
Area (hectares) 193.31 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 627
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benapur compares

By the 2011 count Benapur is the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 193.31 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Benapur

Benapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baidyadanga, Balidanga, Barar and Barea. 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 Benapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benapur village had a population of 1,277. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Benapur village has 627 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benapur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Benapur is 713166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benapur covers 193.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benapur falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benapur 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 10+ km distance for Benapur.

Benapur is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Benapur today is likely to be higher.

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