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About Benedi Village

Benedi is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 372 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.92 hectares hectares.

Benedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benedi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Area (hectares) 61.92 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 372
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benedi compares

By the 2011 count Benedi is the 38th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 61.92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Benedi

Benedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benedi as Available within <5 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 Barpani, Basantapur, Bedhakola and Beldanga. 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 Benedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Benedi village had a population of 733. That makes it the 38th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Benedi village has 372 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benedi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Benedi covers 61.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benedi falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Benedi is in Jhargram 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 Benedi today is likely to be higher.

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