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Benipur

Coordinates: 25°22′08″N 83°00′35″E / 25.368927°N 83.009789°E / 25.368927; 83.009789
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This article is about the census town in Varanasi district. For 1. the assembly constituency, see Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For 2. the village in West Bengal, see Benipur, Hooghly.

Benipur
Census town & Village
Benipur
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Census town location on Varanasi district map
Benipur
Benipur
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Benipur (Uttar Pradesh)
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Benipur
Benipur (India)
Coordinates: 25°22′08″N 83°00′35″E / 25.368927°N 83.009789°E / 25.368927; 83.009789
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictVaranasi district
TehsilVaranasi tehsil
Elevation
77.273 m (253.520 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,470 [1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi & English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
221007 [2]
Telephone code+91-542
Vehicle registrationUP65 XXXX
Census town code209729
Lok Sabha constituencyVaranasi (Lok Sabha constituency) [3]
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVaranasi North [3]

Benipur is a village and census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][4] The census town falls under the Benipur gram panchayat.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8]

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).[5]

See also

Notes

  • ^ All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.

References

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


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