About Behta Village

Behta is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 717 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847121
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	1,372
Male Population	717
Female Population	655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behta compares

By the 2011 count Behta is the 56th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Behta

Behta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behta from other places

Behta lies about 48 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 2.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Behta
Nearest railway station	Khajauli	2.3 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	32 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	48 km

Villages closest to Behta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keotiranway tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Behta

As per the Census of India 2011, Behta village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 56th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Behta village has 717 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behta has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Behta is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behta covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behta falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Behta is Khajauli, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Behta.

Behta is about 48 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behta is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Khajauli is about 2.3 km away. Jainagar is about 10 km away. Keotiranway is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.