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About Benachapra Village

Benachapra is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 143 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benachapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benachapra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721128
Area (hectares) 212.08 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 143
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benachapra compares

By the 2011 count Benachapra is the 155th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 212.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Benachapra

Benachapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benachapra as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barasol, Bargiutra, Basudebpur and Bathantor. 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 Benachapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Benachapra village had a population of 307. That makes it the 155th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Benachapra village has 143 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benachapra has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Benachapra is 721128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benachapra covers 212.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benachapra falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benachapra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benachapra.

Benachapra is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Benachapra today is likely to be higher.

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