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About Benapur Village

Benapur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 711 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 92.67 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 711
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Benapur compares

By the 2011 count Benapur is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 92.67 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Benapur

Benapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benapur from other places

Benapur lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 8.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Benapur
Nearest railway station Netra 8.7 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Benapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta tehsil.

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 Benapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benapur village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Benapur village has 711 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Benapur is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benapur covers 92.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benapur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Benapur is Netra, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Benapur.

Benapur is about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benapur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 8.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Falta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotaldanga (under 2 km), Niyogirat (under 2 km) and Gotra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Benapur today is likely to be higher.

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