About Benipur Village

Benipur is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,193 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat II
Pincode	743355
Area (hectares)	237.98 hectares
Population	2,338
Male Population	1,193
Female Population	1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benipur compares

By the 2011 count Benipur is the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 237.98 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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 village. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benipur from other places

Benipur lies about 9.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 3.5 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 Benipur
Nearest railway station	Hogla	3.5 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat II	9.0 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	9.0 km

Villages closest to Benipur

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

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Common questions about Benipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benipur village had a population of 2,338. That makes it the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Benipur village has 1,193 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benipur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Benipur is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benipur covers 237.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benipur falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Benipur is Hogla, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Benipur is about 9.0 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.

Benipur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 3.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.7 km away. Magrahat II is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.