# Benepukur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Benepukur

Benepukur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **412 people in 83 households**, the 105th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 412people (2011)
- 83households
- 90.5%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benepukur

Of every 100 households in Benepukur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benepukur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**40%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Benepukur?

■ Benepukur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**948

Working population ****36.4%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 85.9% for women. 67% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 102 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (13%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 20 (13%)

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 Balagarh

- Kulgachhi527 people
- Kalyanshri502 people
- Dahia496 people
- Basuki476 people
- Belgachhi408 people
- Alisa Garia390 people
- Arazi Bhabanipur387 people
- Basantapur387 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benepukur?412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benepukur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benepukur?90.5% (Census 2011)