Benipur, Hooghly

For census town in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, see Benipur.

Benipur
Village
Benipur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Benipur Benipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°42′17″N88°14′59″E / 22.7046°N 88.2496°E / 22.7046; 88.2496
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,161
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	wb.gov.in

Benipur is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ^[1]

Geography

Benipur is located at 22°42′17″N88°14′59″E / 22.7046°N 88.2496°E / 22.7046; 88.2496 . Chanditala police station serves this Village.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Chanditala gram panchayat are: Bamandanga, Benipur, Chanditala, Kalachhara and Pairagachha. ^[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Benipur had a population of 1,161 of which 585 (50%) were males and 576 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 101. The number of literates in Benipur was 941 (88.77% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Transport

The nearest railway stations are Gobra railway station and Janai Road railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, which is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. ^[4]

References

1. "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. "Bamandanga". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.