About Benipur Village

Benipur is a large village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,793, made up of 1,937 males and 1,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.4 hectares hectares.

Benipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Chinsurah Magra
Area (hectares)	150.4 hectares
Population	3,793
Male Population	1,937
Female Population	1,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 150.4 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Benipur

Benipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benipur from other places

Benipur lies about 16 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Madanpur, about 8.4 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 Benipur
Nearest railway station	Madanpur	8.4 km
Nearest town	Kalyani	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chinsurah Magra	16 km
District headquarters	Hugli	16 km

Villages closest to Benipur

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

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Common questions about Benipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipur village had a population of 3,793. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Benipur village has 1,937 males and 1,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 958 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 964.

Benipur covers 150.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benipur falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Madanpur, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Benipur.

Benipur is about 16 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benipur is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Madanpur is about 8.4 km away. Kalyani is about 12 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.