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About Behta Village

Behta is a mid sized village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 888 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Pincode 225412
Area (hectares) 70.8 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 888
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Behta compares

By the 2011 count Behta is the 151st largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 70.8 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Behta

Behta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Behta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behta from other places

Behta lies about 14 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Safdarganj, about 4.5 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 Behta
Nearest railway station Safdarganj 4.5 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 12 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 14 km

Villages closest to Behta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behta village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 151st largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Behta village has 888 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behta has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Behta is 225412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behta covers 70.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Behta falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behta is Safdarganj, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Behta.

Behta is about 14 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behta is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Safdarganj is about 4.5 km away. Zaidpur is about 12 km away. Nawabganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behta Chak (under 2 km), Rajai Pur (under 2 km) and Gurela (under 2 km).

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

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