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About Benebou Village

Benebou is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,707, made up of 1,365 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benebou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benebou village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743613
Area (hectares) 68.19 hectares
Population 2,707
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Benebou compares

By the 2011 count Benebou is the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 68.19 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Benebou

The census records public bus service for Benebou 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benebou from other places

Benebou lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about under 2 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 Benebou
Nearest railway station Kalikapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Benebou

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 Benebou

As per the Census of India 2011, Benebou village had a population of 2,707. That makes it the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Benebou village has 1,365 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benebou has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Benebou is 743613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benebou covers 68.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Benebou falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Benebou is Kalikapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benebou.

Benebou is about 29 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.

Benebou is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur is about under 2 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jardaha (under 2 km), Jafarpur (under 2 km) and Rampur (1.5 km).

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

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