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About Behra Village

Behra is a mid sized village in Lakhimpur tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 401 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Lakhimpur
Pincode 262802
Area (hectares) 133.14 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 401
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behra compares

By the 2011 count Behra is the 358th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 133.14 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Behra

Behra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Behra from other places

Behra lies about 16 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Kadipur Sani Halt, about 14 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 Behra
Nearest town Lāharpur 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kadipur Sani Halt 14 km
District headquarters Kheri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhimpur 22 km

Villages closest to Behra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behra village had a population of 779. That makes it the 358th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Behra village has 401 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Behra is 262802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behra covers 133.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behra falls under Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behra is Kadipur Sani Halt, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Behra.

Behra is about 16 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behra is in Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district. Lāharpur is about 8.0 km away. Kadipur Sani Halt is about 14 km away. Kheri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadur Pur (under 2 km), Lagdipur (under 2 km) and Nauwapur (2.4 km).

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

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