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About Behata Village

Behata is a large village in Sahawar tehsil, in the district of Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,242, made up of 1,172 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanshiram Nagar
Tehsil Sahawar
Pincode 207123
Area (hectares) 198.1 hectares
Population 2,242
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Behata compares

By the 2011 count Behata is the 40th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 198.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Behata

Behata 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 Behata as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Behata from other places

Behata lies about 34 km from Kanshiram Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sheikhupur, 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 Behata
Nearest town Kakrāla 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Sheikhupur 12 km
District headquarters Kanshiram Nagar 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahawar 35 km

Villages closest to Behata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behata village had a population of 2,242. That makes it the 40th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Behata village has 1,172 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behata has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Behata is 207123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behata covers 198.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behata falls under Sahawar tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behata is Sheikhupur, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Behata.

Behata is about 34 km from Kanshiram Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behata is in Sahawar tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district. Kakrāla is about 3.6 km away. Sheikhupur is about 12 km away. Kanshiram Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kailai Badapur (11 km), Baznagar Zangali (12 km) and Baznagargulabi (12 km).

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

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