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About Behta Village

Behta is a mid sized village in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 898 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.76 hectares hectares.

Behta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Area (hectares) 246.76 hectares
Population 1,674
Male Population 898
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behta compares

By the 2011 count Behta is the 91st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 246.76 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Behta

Behta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 59 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Mani Mau, 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 Behta
Nearest railway station Mani Mau 7.5 km
Nearest town Kannauj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilhaur 19 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 59 km

Villages closest to Behta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilhaur 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 1,674. That makes it the 91st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Behta village has 898 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behta has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Behta covers 246.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behta falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behta is Mani Mau, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Behta.

Behta is about 59 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behta is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Mani Mau is about 7.5 km away. Kannauj is about 12 km away. Bilhaur 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 Katri Behta (under 2 km), Bani (under 2 km) and Hanspur (2.0 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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