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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 396922
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population
- 1,454
- Households
- 387
- Literacy rate
- 82.9%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 611
Census 2011 · in context
How Benupal compares
By population, Benupal ranks #27 of 94 villages in Marsaghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
82.9%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Benupal
- 82.9%
- Marsaghai mandal
- 77.9%
- Kendrapara district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−47 vs mandal average
- Benupal
- 913
- Marsaghai mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Benupal
- 3.8
- Marsaghai mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benupal at a glance
Benupal is a village of 1,454 people in 387 households (Census 2011) in Marsaghai block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 27th-largest of 94 villages in Marsaghai block. Literacy is 83%, 5 points above the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754213, served by Marsaghai post office; the LGD village code is 396922. The village votes in Jatani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray. The population is estimated at 1,714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badakul →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benupal · this village | 1,454 | 83% | — |
| Badakul · Marsaghai | 2,193 | 79% | — |
| Balikuda · Marsaghai | 1,669 | 75% | — |
| Dahimachha · Marsaghai | 1,134 | 81% | — |
| Gopinathpur · Marsaghai | 1,100 | 79% | — |
| Karamakul · Marsaghai | 887 | 77% | — |
| Aitipur · Marsaghai | 551 | 77% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Benupal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDRAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Badakul
- Total area (ha)
- 195
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 12.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Benupal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Benupal
- LGD code
- 396922
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,454
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,714
- Households
- 387
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 82.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jatani
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray
- Block / Mandal
- Marsaghai
- Nearest railway station
- Argul (18.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754213
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Benupal
Other villages in Marsaghai mandal
View all 60+ →- Silipur
- Juna
- Teragan
- Patalipanka
- Jadupur
- Ostara
- Aitpur
- Badakul
- Garajanga
- Sanagan
- Talasanga
- Badapal
- Nuagan
- Raghunatha Pur
- Gararomita
- Athabatia
- Kuanrpal
- Manikunda
- Kasoti
- Dumuka
- Balikuda
- Beruhan
- Dasi Pur
- Gopei
- Dhaniapada
- Hantapada
- Raghabapur
- Ameipal
- Gatanai(Nuasahi)
- Narayanpur
- Puruso Tamapur
- Kusun Pur
- Hindulia
- Bilabalarampur
- Hatia
- Samantsingharpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)