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About Behra Village

Behra is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 162 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares.

Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 162
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Behra compares

By the 2011 count Behra is the 116th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 892.

Getting to Behra

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

Behra lies about 48 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 46 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 Behra
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 5.8 km
Nearest town Begamganj 28 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 46 km
District headquarters Raisen 48 km

Villages closest to Behra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behra village had a population of 320. That makes it the 116th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Behra village has 162 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Behra covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behra falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behra is Sorai, about 46 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 Behra.

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

Behra is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 5.8 km away. Begamganj is about 28 km away. Sorai is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamariyaganj (under 2 km), Bilwani (1.7 km) and Jamuniya Kalan (1.8 km).

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

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