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About Benipur Village

Benipur is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 146 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721464, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721464
Area (hectares) 26.15 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 146
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 175th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 26.15 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barachun Fali, Baramushapur, Barbarya and Batipur. 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 Benipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipur village had a population of 277. That makes it the 175th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Benipur village has 146 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Benipur is 721464. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benipur covers 26.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benipur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benipur 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 village for Benipur.

Benipur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Benipur today is likely to be higher.

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