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{{About|the census town in Varanasi district|1. the assembly constituency|Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|2. the village in West Bengal|Benipur, Hooghly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Benipur
| settlement_type = Census town & Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi#India Uttar Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = Benipur
| pushpin_map_caption = Census town location on [[Varanasi district]] map
| etymology =
| nickname =
| coordinates = {{coord|25.368927|83.009789|display = inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[District#India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Varanasi district]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Varanasi tehsil]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 77.273
| population_total = 12,470 <ref name="Demography">{{cite news|title=Demography|publisher=[[2011 Census of India]] website|accessdate= 1 November 2015|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/209729-benipur-uttar-pradesh.html}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] & [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Postal code]]
| postal_code = 221007 <ref name="Post code">{{cite news|title=Post code|publisher=mapsofindia.com|accessdate=1 November 2015|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/villages/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/benipur.html}}</ref>
| area_code_type = [[List of country calling codes|Telephone code]]
| registration_plate = UP 65 ''XX XXXX''
| website =
| footnotes =
| blank_name_sec1 = Census town code
| blank_info_sec1 = 209729
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituency]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<ref name="Delimitation 2008">{{cite news|title=Delimitation 2008|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=1 November 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituency]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Varanasi North (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi North]]<ref name="Delimitation 2008"/>
}}
'''Benipur''' is a [[census town]] in [[Varanasi tehsil]] of [[Varanasi district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Demography"/><ref name="Census town details">{{cite news|title=Census town details|publisher=Local Government directory|accessdate=1 November 2015|url=http://lgdirectory.gov.in/}}</ref> The census town falls under the Benipur [[gram panchayat]].<ref name="Census town details"/> Benipur Census town is about 7 kilometers North-East of [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi railway station]], 303 kilometers South-East of [[Lucknow]] and 14 kilometers North of [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="Distances">{{cite news|title=Distances|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|accessdate=1 November 2015|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps?source=tldso}}</ref><ref name="Census town coordinates">{{cite news|title=Census town coordinates|publisher=latlong.net|accessdate=1 November 2015|url=http://www.latlong.net/|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807151635/http://www.latlong.net/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Elevation">{{cite news|title=Elevation|publisher=daftlogic.com|accessdate=1 November 2015|url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm}}</ref><ref name="Census town info">{{cite news|title=Census town info|publisher=WikiEdit.Org|accessdate=1 November 2015 |url= http://wikiedit.org/India/Benipur/90330/}}</ref>

==Demography==
Benipur has 1,708 families with a total population of 12,470. [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] of the census town is 908 and [[child sex ratio]] is 848. [[Uttar Pradesh]] state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively {{ref|Demography|[note]}}.<ref name="Demography"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Details !! Male !! Female !! Total !! Comments
|-
| Number of houses || - || - || 1,708 || rowspan="5"|(census 2011)<ref name="Demography"/>
|-
| Adult || 6,534 || 5,936 || 10,592
|-
| Children || - || - || 1,878
|-
| Total population || 6,534 || 5,936 || 12,470
|-
| Literacy || 73.3% || 55.9% || 65%
|-
|}

==Transportation==
Benipur is connected by air ([[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]]), by train ([[Varanasi City railway station]]) and by road. Nearest operational airports is [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]] and nearest operational railway station is [[Varanasi City railway station]] (24 and 5 kilometers respectively from Benipur).<ref name="Distances"/>

==See also==

* [[Varanasi district]]
* [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Varanasi North (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi North]]
* [[Varanasi tehsil]]
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==Notes==

* {{note|Demography|}} All demographic data is based on [[2011 Census of India]].

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{Varanasi}}
{{Villages in Varanasi district}}
{{Geographic location|Centre = '''Benipur'''
|North =
|Northeast = [[Sarnath]] (3.5 km)
|East =
|Southeast = [[Vasanta College for Women]] (8.5 km)
|South = [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]] (8.5 km)
|Southwest = [[Bhelupur, Varanasi|Bhelupur]] (11 km)
|West = [[Bhadohi]] (53 km)
|Northwest = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]] (24 km)
}}

[[Category:Census towns in Varanasi district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Varanasi district]]

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