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About Behanpur Village

Behanpur is a small village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 87 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.75 hectares hectares.

Behanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 98.75 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 87
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Behanpur compares

By the 2011 count Behanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 98.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Behanpur

Behanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behanpur 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 Behanpur from other places

Behanpur lies about 84 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurhand, about 19 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 Behanpur
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 15 km
Nearest railway station Khurhand 19 km
Nearest town Atarra 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 84 km

Villages closest to Behanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behanpur village had a population of 163. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Behanpur village has 87 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behanpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Behanpur covers 98.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behanpur falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behanpur is Khurhand, about 19 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 Behanpur.

Behanpur is about 84 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behanpur is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 15 km away. Khurhand is about 19 km away. Atarra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpur (under 2 km), Chak Ramjhala (under 2 km) and Singarpur (3.1 km).

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

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