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About Behdamber Village

Behdamber is a small village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 135 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 748 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.25 hectares hectares.

Behdamber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behdamber village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 40.25 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 135
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 748
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behdamber compares

By the 2011 count Behdamber is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 40.25 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Behdamber

Behdamber is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Behdamber as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Behdamber from other places

Behdamber lies about 45 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Sarayan, about 9.0 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 Behdamber
Nearest railway station Sarayan 9.0 km
Nearest town Biswān 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 16 km
District headquarters Sitapur 45 km

Villages closest to Behdamber

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behdamber village had a population of 236. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Behdamber village has 135 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behdamber has about 748 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Behdamber covers 40.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behdamber falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behdamber is Sarayan, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Behdamber.

Behdamber is about 45 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behdamber is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Sarayan is about 9.0 km away. Biswān is about 14 km away. Mahmudabad 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 Jafarpur Kalan (under 2 km), Sadarpur (under 2 km) and Khurwal (under 2 km).

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

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