Benipur, Hooghly Explained

Benipur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7046°N 88.2496°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hooghly
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1,161
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Serampore
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Chanditala
Iso Code:IN-WB

Benipur is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

Benipur is located at 22.7046°N 88.2496°W. Chanditala police station serves this Village.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Chanditala gram panchayat are: Bamandanga, Benipur, Chanditala, Kalachhara and Pairagachha.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Benipur had a population of 1,161 of which 585 (50%) were males and 576 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 101. The number of literates in Benipur was 941 (88.77% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport

The nearest railway stations are Gobra railway station and Janai Road railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, which is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mouza Information . Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222012314/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(tyv5jjxe0bokhjwjl5jbecbj))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=11 . 22 December 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Bamandanga. Indian Village Directory . 18 October 2018.
  3. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 7 October 2018.
  4. Web site: 36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord) . indiarailinfo . 6 October 2018.