# Benipur Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Benipur

Benipur is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 275 households**, the 18th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 275households
- 88.8%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benipur

Of every 100 households in Benipur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benipur · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**51%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****65%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Benipur?

■ Benipur · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**941

Working population ****34.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 85.4% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 318 (79%) · **■** Marginal 30 (7%)

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 Chanditala - II

- Khoragari1,827 people
- Eklakhi1,783 people
- Danpatipur1,768 people
- Sanka1,265 people
- Gokulpur560 people
- Makhalpara113 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benipur?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipur in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benipur?88.8% (Census 2011)