Benipur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Benipur is a village situated in Kandi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 717 families residing in the village Benipur. The total population of Benipur is 3,004 out of which 1,567 are males and 1,437 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Benipur is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Benipur village is 313 which is 10% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Benipur is 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Benipur village.

Population
3,004
Families
717
Literacy
66.26%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Benipur is 66.3%. Thus Benipur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 72.69% and the female literacy rate is 59.34% in Benipur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Benipur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Benipur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Benipur village.

Total Male Female
Children 313 172 141
Literacy 66.26% 72.69% 59.34%
Scheduled Caste 172 91 81
Scheduled Tribe 32 18 14
Illiterate 1,221 553 668

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Benipur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Benipur village out of total population, 940 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 940 workers engaged in Main Work, 680 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 870 848 22
Cultivators 680 676 4
Agriculture Labourer 154 140 14
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 32 28 4
Marginal Workers 70 18 52
Non Working 2,064 701 1,363

Nearby Villages to Benipur,

Below are the list of villages near Benipur village in Kandi.

Village Population
Hijal 11,480
Gopalnagar 1,512
Gobarhati 5,023
Baze Gopalnagar 939
Indrahata 1,924
Patenda 4,322
Chator 373
Marura 2,208
Chandra Prasadpur 2,449
Motara 3,648

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