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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Benudia
| native_name = 
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.0974|N|87.7478|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2.2824
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| population_total = 6,797
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chandipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chandipur]]
| website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}}
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'''Benudia''' is a [[census town]] in [[Bhagabanpur I]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Egra subdivision]] of [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|21|58|0|N|87|37|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district''' M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord2={{coord|22|3|47|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Amarshi Kasba | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Amarshi Kasba]] (CT)|shape-color2=#C40000
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|5|50|N|87|44|30|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Benudia | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Benudia (CT)|shape-color3=black| label-size6=12|label-color3=black 
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|3|37|N|87|47|58|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Hincha Gerya | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Hincha Gerya]] (CT)|shape-color4=#C40000
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|1|17|N|87|32|42|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Patashpur| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Patashpur]] (R)|shape-color5=#C40000
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|6|20|N|87|45|34|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6= Bhagabanpur| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Bhagabanpur]] (R)|shape-color6=#C40000
|mark-coord7={{coord|21|59|11|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Pratapdighi| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Pratapdighi]] (R)|shape-color7=#C40000
|mark-coord8={{coord|21|52|32|N|87|35|4|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Madhabpur| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Madhabpur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color8=#C40000
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|2|40|N|87|48|0|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Tethi Bari| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Tethi Bari]] (R)|shape-color9=#C40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|1|2|N|87|48|41|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Kismat Bajkul| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kismat Bajkul]] (R)|shape-color10=#C40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|4|59|N|87|39|55|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Palpara| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color11=#C40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|4|41|N|87|38|46|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Golara Nij| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Golara Nij]] (R)|shape-color12=#C40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|21|53|29|N|87|38|26|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Gangadharbar| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Gangadharbar]] (R)|shape-color13=#C40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|21|48|30|N|87|29|53|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Ramchandrapur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Ramchandrapur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color14=#C40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|1|50|N|87|48|40|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Kajlagarh| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Kajlagarh]] (R)|shape-color15=#C40000
|mark-coord16={{coord|22.110011|N|87.555306|E}}| label16=Haldi River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-5| label-pos16=right| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16=none
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|6|39|N|87|43|24|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Paikbheri| numbered17=H| mark-title17= [[Paikbheri]] (H)| shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|21|49|59|N|87|27|9|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Panchrol| numbered18=H| mark-title18= [[Panchrol]] (H)| shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|21|51|12|N|87|28|3|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Alangiri| numbered19=H| mark-title19= [[Alangiri]] (H)| shape-color19=#AA6666}}

===Location===
Benudia is located at {{coord|22.0974|N|87.7478|E|display=inline}}.

===Urbanisation===
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 17 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Demographics==
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Benudia had a total population of 6,797 of which 3,509 (52%) were males and 3,288 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 940. The total number of literates in Benudia was 4,874 (83.22% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 2 April 2019 }}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Benudia covered an area of 2.2824 km2. It had the facility of a railway station at Deshapran 13 km away and bus routes in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 23 road lighting points and 764 domestic electric connections. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school. The nearest senior secondary school is at [[Bhagabanpur]] 1 km away. The nearest degree college was at [[Kismat Bajkul]] 3 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities, a cinema theatre was there in the town.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1919_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA%20MEDINIPUR.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 7 April 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Benudia is on the Egra-Bajkul Road.<ref>Google maps</ref>

==Education==
The nearest degree college, [[Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya]] was established at [[Tethi Bari]] mouza, PO [[Kismat Bajkul]], in 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bajkulcollege.org/ | title = Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya | publisher = BMM |accessdate = 30 March 2017}}</ref>

The nearest higher secondary school, Bhagwanpur High School at Bhagabanpur was established in 1923.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icbse.com/schools/bhagwanpur-high-school/19192227901 | title = Bhagwanpur High School | publisher = ICBSE |accessdate = 30 March 2017}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital, the main medical facility in Bhagabanpur I CD block, is located nearby.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 27 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Purba Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district]]

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