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About Behata Village

Behata is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 303 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Pincode 435350
Area (hectares) 179.22 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 303
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behata compares

By the 2011 count Behata is the 139th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 179.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Behata

Behata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Behata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 24 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 32 km

Villages closest to Behata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 557. That makes it the 139th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Behata village has 303 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behata has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Behata is 435350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behata covers 179.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behata falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behata is Khajuri, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Behata.

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

Behata is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 3.4 km away. Khajuri is about 24 km away. Shivpuri 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 Behati (under 2 km), Gawalipura (under 2 km) and Randhir (under 2 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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