# Benidaspur Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Benidaspur

Benidaspur is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,482 people in 634 households**, the 54th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,482people (2011)
- 634households
- 67.1%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benidaspur

Of every 100 households in Benidaspur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benidaspur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**55%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Benidaspur?

■ Benidaspur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**972

Working population ****33.8%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (54%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (13%) · **■** Marginal 147 (18%)

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 Berhampore

- Madapur2,628 people
- Gobindapur2,582 people
- Diha2,539 people
- Dabkai2,508 people
- Uday Nagar2,251 people
- Basabari2,193 people
- Fatepur2,163 people
- Jadupur2,150 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benidaspur?2,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benidaspur in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benidaspur?67.1% (Census 2011)