# Erai Benipur Village, Khusrupur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/khusrupur/erai-benipur/ Village · Khusrupur, Patna # Erai Benipur Erai Benipur is a village in Khusrupur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,843 people in 333 households**, the 19th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%. - 1,843people (2011) - 333households - 62.6%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Erai Benipur PIN code and other codes Erai Benipur falls in Khusrupur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAlawalpur - Community development blockKhusrupur - Census village code246279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erai Benipur from nearby towns? - Khusrupur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Patna (district HQ)46 km by road - Khusru Pur (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Erai Benipur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Erai Benipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagar Nausa - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Erai Benipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Erai Benipur Of every 100 households in Erai Benipur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Erai Benipur · ■ Khusrupur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **32% Toilet within the home ****13%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **72% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **89% Use banking services ****45%** **40% Television ****11%** **21% Mobile phone ****43%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Erai Benipur? ■ Erai Benipur · ■ Khusrupur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **55.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **946 Working population ****35.8%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (57%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 148 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Khusrupur - Sukar Beg Chak2,333 people - Alawalpur2,279 people - Nuruddinpur1,983 people - Phulwaria1,848 people - Hasanpura1,479 people - Dalani Chak1,475 people - Ismailpur1,470 people - Kasimpur1,384 people [All 34 villages in Khusrupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/khusrupur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Erai Benipur from Patna?46 km by road - What is the population of Erai Benipur?1,843 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erai Benipur in?Patna district (Khusrupur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Erai Benipur?62.6% (Census 2011)