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About Benyajhi Village

Benyajhi is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 883 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benyajhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benyajhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 212.46 hectares
Population 1,736
Male Population 883
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benyajhi compares

By the 2011 count Benyajhi is the 19th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 212.46 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Benyajhi

The census records public bus service for Benyajhi 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barchun Para, Barkasmili, Baruna Berya and Belda. 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 Benyajhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Benyajhi village had a population of 1,736. That makes it the 19th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Benyajhi village has 883 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benyajhi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Benyajhi is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benyajhi covers 212.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benyajhi falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benyajhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Benyajhi.

Benyajhi is in Contai III 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 Benyajhi today is likely to be higher.

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