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About Baneshwarpur Village

Baneshwarpur is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 868 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baneshwarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baneshwarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 70.37 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 868
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baneshwarpur compares

By the 2011 count Baneshwarpur is the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 70.37 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Baneshwarpur

Baneshwarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baneshwarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baneshwarpur from other places

Baneshwarpur lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 1.5 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 Baneshwarpur
Nearest railway station Hogla 1.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km

Villages closest to Baneshwarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Baneshwarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baneshwarpur village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Baneshwarpur village has 868 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baneshwarpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Baneshwarpur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baneshwarpur covers 70.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baneshwarpur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baneshwarpur is Hogla, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baneshwarpur.

Baneshwarpur is about 10 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.

Baneshwarpur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 1.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.4 km away. Jaynagar I is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchghora (under 2 km), Abdul Karimpur (under 2 km) and Ramchandrapur (under 2 km).

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

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