# Benipur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Benipur

Benipur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,748 people in 842 households**, the 13th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,748people (2011)
- 842households
- 64.7%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benipur

Of every 100 households in Benipur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benipur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**58%

Tap water ****13%**

**2%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**960

Working population ****48.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 987 (54%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (4%) · **■** Marginal 701 (39%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Dharmmapur5,319 people
- Kapasdanda5,154 people
- Dangapara4,900 people
- Begamnagar3,782 people
- Baranda Sibnagar3,709 people
- Goljarbag3,575 people
- Bansbari3,407 people
- Singa3,359 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benipur?3,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benipur?64.7% (Census 2011)