# Benipur Village, Kesaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/benipur/ Village · Kesaria, Purba Champaran # Benipur Benipur is a village in Kesaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,673 people in 662 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 3,673people (2011) - 662households - 60.9%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Benipur PIN code and other codes Benipur falls in Kesaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhizirpura Benipur - Community development blockKesaria - Census village code218235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benipur from nearby towns? - Kesaria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Kesaria (nearest town)8 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 Benipur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Benipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Tajpur Deur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Benipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Benipur Of every 100 households in Benipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Benipur · ■ Kesaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****21%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****75%** **46% Television ****16%** **8% Mobile phone ****76%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Benipur? ■ Benipur · ■ Kesaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **948 Working population ****35.8%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 265 (20%) 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 Kesaria - Rampur Korar3,989 people - Mathiya3,958 people - Lohar Gawan3,899 people - Tajpur Patkhauliya3,861 people - Phultakiya3,294 people - Kushahar2,997 people - Naya Ganw2,985 people - Mahammadpur2,961 people [All 43 villages in Kesaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Benipur from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Benipur?3,673 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benipur in?Purba Champaran district (Kesaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Benipur?60.9% (Census 2011)