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About Behdaj Village

Behdaj is a mid sized village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 447 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behdaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behdaj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 638.31 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 447
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behdaj compares

By the 2011 count Behdaj is the 71st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 638.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Behdaj

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

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.

Common questions about Behdaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Behdaj village had a population of 840. That makes it the 71st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Behdaj village has 447 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behdaj has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Behdaj is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behdaj covers 638.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behdaj falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The census record for Behdaj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Behdaj.

Behdaj is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Behdaj today is likely to be higher.

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