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About Benepukur Village

Benepukur is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 218 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benepukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benepukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 55.85 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 218
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benepukur compares

By the 2011 count Benepukur is the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 55.85 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Benepukur

Benepukur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benepukur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benepukur from other places

Benepukur lies about 40 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Park Circus, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Benepukur
Nearest railway station Park Circus under 2 km
Nearest town Kolkata 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 40 km

Villages closest to Benepukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh tehsil.

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 Benepukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benepukur village had a population of 412. That makes it the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Benepukur village has 218 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benepukur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Benepukur is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benepukur covers 55.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benepukur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Benepukur is Park Circus, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Benepukur.

Benepukur is about 40 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benepukur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Park Circus is about under 2 km away. Kolkata is about 1.6 km away. Balagarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simulia (4.4 km), Belgachhi (5.8 km) and Arazi Aschitpur (7.4 km).

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

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