# Beniganj Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Beniganj

Beniganj is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,870 people in 486 households**, the 137th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,870people (2011)
- 486households
- 68.3%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beniganj

Of every 100 households in Beniganj in 2011, 15 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Beniganj · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****10%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**84%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

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 Beniganj?

■ Beniganj · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**928

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 53.0% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (12%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (19%) · **■** Marginal 757 (65%)

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 Maharajganj

- Kandh2,902 people
- Piparajaddu2,895 people
- Jungal Jarlaha Urf Suchitpur2,885 people
- Muhammadpur2,876 people
- Darauli2,865 people
- Sohawal2,856 people
- Kotamukundpur2,843 people
- Mangalpur Pathkauli2,838 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beniganj?2,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beniganj in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Beniganj?68.3% (Census 2011)