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About Behta Village

Behta is a large village in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,160 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.83 hectares hectares.

Behta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Dhaurahara
Area (hectares) 278.83 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behta compares

By the 2011 count Behta is the 92nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 278.83 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Behta

Behta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Behta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Behta from other places

Behta lies about 29 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Town, about 30 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 town Dhaurahra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaurahara 29 km
District headquarters Kheri 29 km
Nearest railway station Kheri Town 30 km

Villages closest to Behta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaurahara 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 2,252. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Behta village has 1,160 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behta has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Behta covers 278.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behta falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behta is Kheri Town, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Behta.

Behta is about 29 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behta is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Dhaurahra is about 18 km away. Dhaurahara is about 29 km away. Kheri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ishwarwara (under 2 km), Samar Dahri (1.7 km) and Sujawalpur (1.8 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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