# Benipur Village, Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kandi, Murshidabad 

# Benipur

Benipur is a village in Kandi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,004 people in 717 households**, the 23rd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 3,004people (2011)
- 717households
- 66.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benipur

Of every 100 households in Benipur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benipur · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**963

Working population ****31.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 59.3% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 680 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 70 (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 Kandi

- Dohalia3,345 people
- Sole Para3,152 people
- Jiadara3,124 people
- Parbbatipur3,052 people
- Bahara2,775 people
- Noapara2,692 people
- Sadpur2,664 people
- Chandra Prasadpur2,449 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benipur?3,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipur in?Murshidabad district (Kandi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benipur?66.3% (Census 2011)