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About Behdiya Village

Behdiya is a mid sized village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 707 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.2 hectares hectares.

Behdiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behdiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 473.2 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 707
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behdiya compares

By the 2011 count Behdiya is the 37th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 473.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Behdiya

Behdiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behdiya as Available within <5 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 Behdiya from other places

Behdiya lies about 51 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 37 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 Behdiya
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 14 km
Nearest town Shāhāda 19 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 37 km
District headquarters Barwani 51 km

Villages closest to Behdiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behdiya village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 37th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Behdiya village has 707 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behdiya has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Behdiya covers 473.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behdiya falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behdiya is Ranala, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behdiya.

Behdiya is about 51 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behdiya is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 14 km away. Shāhāda is about 19 km away. Ranala is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatki (2.1 km), Gorikheda (2.6 km) and Khetiya (2.8 km).

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

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