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About Behatar Village

Behatar is a mid sized village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 436 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.11 hectares hectares.

Behatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behatar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Garautha
Area (hectares) 599.11 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 436
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behatar compares

By the 2011 count Behatar is the 93rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 599.11 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Behatar

Behatar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behatar as Available within 10+ 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 Behatar from other places

Behatar lies about 80 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ait Junction, 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 Behatar
Nearest railway station Ait Junction 12 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Garautha 26 km
District headquarters Jhansi 80 km

Villages closest to Behatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behatar village had a population of 805. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Behatar village has 436 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behatar has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Behatar covers 599.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behatar falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behatar is Ait Junction, 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 <5 km distance for Behatar.

Behatar is about 80 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behatar is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Ait Junction is about 12 km away. Gursarāi is about 23 km away. Garautha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khama (3.3 km), Pahara (4.7 km) and Bijaura (5.7 km).

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

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