Benudia is a

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Bhagabanpur I Bhagabanpur I (also spelt as Bhagawanpur) is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the States and territories of India, Indian st ...

CD block in

Egra subdivision Egra subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Egra subdivision has ...

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Geography

Location

Benudia is located at .

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. 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).

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

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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.

Transport

Benudia is on the Egra-Bajkul Road.

Education

The nearest degree college, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964. The nearest higher secondary school, Bhagwanpur High School at Bhagabanpur was established in 1923.

Healthcare

Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital, the main medical facility in Bhagabanpur I CD block, is located nearby.

Notable People

Dr Sheikh Taslim Ali
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References

Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district {{PurbaMedinipur-geo-stub