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About Benachakri Village

Benachakri is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 880 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benachakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benachakri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 137.42 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 880
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Benachakri compares

By the 2011 count Benachakri is the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 137.42 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Benachakri

Benachakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benachakri 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 Barmi, Barttana, Basudebpur and Bataspur. 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 Benachakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Benachakri village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Benachakri village has 880 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benachakri has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Benachakri is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benachakri covers 137.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benachakri falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Benachakri 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 Benachakri.

Benachakri is in Egra 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 Benachakri today is likely to be higher.

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