# Benipur, Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Benipur

Benipur is a village in [Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,338 people in 522 households**, the 30th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,338people (2011)
- 522households
- 74.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benipur

Of every 100 households in Benipur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benipur · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**50%

Tap water ****8%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**34%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**956

Working population ****40.6%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 93 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (11%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 436 (46%) · **■** Marginal 297 (31%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Heria2,698 people
- Jaypur2,565 people
- Mallarchak Ishwaripur2,481 people
- Parui2,389 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur2,235 people
- Maitala2,179 people
- Uttar Gopinathpur2,172 people
- Sitarampur2,089 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Benipur

- Benipur · Sub-district, Darbhanga · 250,357 people
- Benipur · Town, Darbhanga · 75,317 people
- Benipur · Town, Varanasi · 12,470 people
- Benipur · Village, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad · 5,167 people
- Benipur · Village, Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli · 3,793 people
- Benipur · Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad · 3,748 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benipur?2,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benipur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benipur?74.0% (Census 2011)