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About Behta Village

Behta is a large village in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,230 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209734, 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 Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Pincode 209734
Area (hectares) 363.11 hectares
Population 2,320
Male Population 1,230
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behta compares

By the 2011 count Behta is the 63rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 363.11 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Behta

Behta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behta 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 5 - 10 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 102 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Ataria, about 7.6 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 Ataria 7.6 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 19 km
District headquarters Kannauj 102 km

Villages closest to Behta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirwa 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 2,320. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Behta village has 1,230 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behta has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Behta is 209734. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behta covers 363.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behta falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behta is Ataria, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behta.

Behta is about 102 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behta is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Ataria is about 7.6 km away. Sidhaulī is about 16 km away. Tirwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (1.6 km), Phulpur (2.1 km) and Deopura Pur (2.7 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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