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About Behara Village

Behara is one of the larger villages in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,970, made up of 3,456 males and 3,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.66 hectares hectares.

Behara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 679.66 hectares
Population 6,970
Male Population 3,456
Female Population 3,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behara compares

By the 2011 count Behara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 679.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Behara

Behara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behara from other places

Behara lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 Behara
Nearest railway station Yadvendra nagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Behara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behara village had a population of 6,970. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Behara village has 3,456 males and 3,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behara has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Behara covers 679.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behara falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behara is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Behara.

Behara is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Yadvendra nagar is about 7.5 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Ailia (under 2 km), Arazi Jarasi (under 2 km) and Arazi Koilari (under 2 km).

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

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