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About Behata Village

Behata is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 92 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares.

Behata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 92
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behata compares

By the 2011 count Behata is the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 913.

Getting to Behata

Behata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 32 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Miyana, about 8.6 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 Miyana 8.6 km
Nearest town Guna 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 32 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 32 km

Villages closest to Behata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behata village had a population of 170. That makes it the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Behata village has 92 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behata has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Behata covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behata falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behata is Miyana, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behata.

Behata is about 32 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behata is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Miyana is about 8.6 km away. Guna is about 28 km away. Shadhora is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Mehmuda (2.3 km) and Gyanpur (2.4 km).

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

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