About Behata Village

Behata is one of the larger villages in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,446, made up of 3,886 males and 3,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.01 hectares hectares.

Behata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behata village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Benipatti
Area (hectares)	301.01 hectares
Population	7,446
Male Population	3,886
Female Population	3,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behata compares

By the 2011 count Behata is the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 301.01 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Behata

Behata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behata 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behata from other places

Behata lies about 19 km from Madhubani, 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 Behata
Nearest railway station	Khajauli	2.3 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	10 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Benipatti	27 km

Villages closest to Behata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipatti 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 Behata

As per the Census of India 2011, Behata village had a population of 7,446. That makes it the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Behata village has 3,886 males and 3,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behata has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Behata covers 301.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Behata falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

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

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

Behata is about 19 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behata is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Khajauli is about 2.3 km away. Jainagar is about 10 km away. Madhubani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.