# Benipur Village, Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli 

# Benipur

Benipur is a village in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,793 people in 918 households**, the 5th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 3,793people (2011)
- 918households
- 79.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benipur

Of every 100 households in Benipur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benipur · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**25%

Tap water ****34%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**51%

Use banking services ****40%**

**53%

Television ****59%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**953

Working population ****50.5%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (8%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 867 (45%) · **■** Marginal 760 (40%)

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 Chinsurah - Magra

- Gajaghanta4,680 people
- Dingalhat4,574 people
- Digsui4,183 people
- Kanagar4,131 people
- Chhota Khejuria3,734 people
- Debanandapur3,449 people
- Narayanpur3,174 people
- Kazidanga3,056 people

[All 52 villages in Chinsurah - Magra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chinsurah-magra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benipur?3,793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipur in?Hugli district (Chinsurah - Magra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benipur?79.8% (Census 2011)