Benipur

Benipur
बेनीपुर
Census town & Village
Benipur
Benipur

Census town location on Varanasi district map

Coordinates: 25°22′08″N 83°00′35″E / 25.368927°N 83.009789°E / 25.368927; 83.009789Coordinates: 25°22′08″N 83°00′35″E / 25.368927°N 83.009789°E / 25.368927; 83.009789
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi district
Tehsil Varanasi tehsil
Elevation 77.273 m (253.520 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 12,470 [1]
Languages
 • Official Hindi & English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal code 221007 [2]
Telephone code +91-542 [3]
Vehicle registration UP65 XXXX
Census town code 209729
Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency) [4]
Vidhan Sabha constituency Varanasi North [4]

Benipur (Hindi: बेनीपुर) is a village and census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][5] The census town falls under the Benipur gram panchayat.[5] Benipur Census town is about 7 kilometers North-East of Varanasi railway station, 303 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 14 kilometers North of Banaras Hindu University.[6][7][8][9]

Demography

Benipur has 1,708 families with a total population of 12,470. Sex ratio of the census town is 908 and child sex ratio is 848. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively [note].[1]

Details Male Female Total Comments
Number of houses - - 1,708 (census 2011)[1]
Adult 6,534 5,936 10,592
Children - - 1,878
Total population 6,534 5,936 12,470
Literacy 73.3% 55.9% 65%

Transportation

Benipur is connected by air (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), by train (Varanasi City railway station) and by road. Nearest operational airports is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport and nearest operational railway station is Varanasi City railway station (24 and 5 kilometers respectively from Benipur).[6]

See also

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Demography". 2011 Census of India website. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  2. ↑ "Post code". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dialing code". onefivenine.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Census town details". Local Government directory. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Distances". Google Maps. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  7. ↑ "Census town coordinates". latlong.net. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  8. ↑ "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  9. ↑ "Census town info". WikiEdit.Org. Retrieved Nov 2015.
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