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About Behpur Village

Behpur is a large village in Daloda tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,810, made up of 1,967 males and 1,843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1833 hectares hectares.

Behpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Daloda
Area (hectares) 1833 hectares
Population 3,810
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 1,843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behpur compares

By the 2011 count Behpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 1833 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 977.

Getting to Behpur

Behpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Behpur from other places

Behpur lies about 30 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Kachnara, about 12 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 Behpur
Nearest railway station Kachnara 12 km
Nearest town Jaora 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Daloda 30 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 30 km

Villages closest to Behpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behpur village had a population of 3,810. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Behpur village has 1,967 males and 1,843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Behpur covers 1833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behpur falls under Daloda tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behpur is Kachnara, about 12 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 village for Behpur.

Behpur is about 30 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behpur is in Daloda tehsil of Mandsaur district. Kachnara is about 12 km away. Jaora is about 25 km away. Daloda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandariya (2.8 km), Nandwel (3.4 km) and Dhandhoda (3.9 km).

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

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