# Benipur Village, Samri, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Samri, Surguja 

# Benipur

Benipur is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 116 households**, the 78th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 533people (2011)
- 116households
- 59.2%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Benipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benipur is 497224.** Benipur falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatJiganiya
- Community development blockKusmi
- Census village code432363

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?

- Kusmi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Kusmi (nearest town)14 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Benipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kusmi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusmi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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?

About 20% of the 746 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 34 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benipur · ■ Samri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**98%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****78%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****91%**

**66%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Benipur?

■ Benipur · ■ Samri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**994

Working population ****67.4%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 47.8% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 173 (48%)

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 Samri

- Sonbarsa584 people
- Diwari571 people
- Gadami547 people
- Kedali546 people
- Gopinagar527 people
- Bakaspur524 people
- Jariyo520 people
- Lephua Toli513 people

[All 105 villages in Samri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benipur?497224
- How far is Benipur from Ambikapur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Benipur?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipur in?Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Benipur?59.2% (Census 2011)