# Benheri Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior 

# Benheri

Benheri is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **475220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 226 households**, the 27th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,283people (2011)
- 226households
- 66.2%literacy
- 475220PIN code

## Benheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benheri is 475220.** Benheri falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.

- PIN code475220
- Community development blockBhitarwar
- Census village code454267

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Benheri from nearby towns?

- Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ)66 km by road
- Bhitarwar (nearest town)9 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 Benheri?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Benheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhitarwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dabra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Benheri known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 90% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Benheri

Of every 100 households in Benheri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benheri · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****48%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Benheri?

■ Benheri · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**884

Working population ****49.4%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 47.4% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 250 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 340 (54%)

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 Bhitarwar

- Syau1,395 people
- Kheda Tanka1,367 people
- Shyampur1,319 people
- Kheda Bhitarwar1,301 people
- Baniya Tor1,266 people
- Ludhari1,184 people
- Richhari Khurd1,181 people
- Basondi1,163 people

[All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benheri?475220
- How far is Benheri from Gwalior?66 km by road
- What is the population of Benheri?1,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benheri in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Benheri?66.2% (Census 2011)
