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About Behati Village

Behati is a mid sized village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 274 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939 hectares hectares.

Behati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behati village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Chanderi
Area (hectares) 939 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 274
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Behati compares

By the 2011 count Behati is the 94th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 939 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Behati

Behati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Behati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behati from other places

Behati lies about 48 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Jakhalaun, about 16 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 Behati
Tehsil headquarters Chanderi 13 km
Nearest railway station Jakhalaun 16 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 48 km

Villages closest to Behati

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

Common questions about Behati

As per the Census of India 2011, Behati village had a population of 539. That makes it the 94th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Behati village has 274 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behati has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Behati covers 939 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behati falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behati is Jakhalaun, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Behati.

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

Behati is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Chanderi is about 13 km away. Jakhalaun is about 16 km away. Ashoknagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soter (1.7 km), Khagal (4.0 km) and Bhatija (4.4 km).

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

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