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About Begpur Village

Begpur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 820 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.02 hectares hectares.

Begpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 136.02 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 820
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Begpur compares

By the 2011 count Begpur is the 114th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 136.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Begpur

Begpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Begpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Begpur from other places

Begpur lies about 29 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 29 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 Begpur
Tehsil headquarters Behat 5.5 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 26 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 29 km

Villages closest to Begpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Begpur village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 114th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Begpur village has 820 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Begpur covers 136.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Begpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Begpur is Pilkhani, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Begpur.

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

Begpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 5.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 26 km away. Saharanpur 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 Razapur (under 2 km), Hasanpur (under 2 km) and Samaspur (under 2 km).

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

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