About Behta Village

Behta is a mid sized village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 787 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behta village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sultanpur
Tehsil	Gauriganj
Pincode	227409
Area (hectares)	231.12 hectares
Population	1,557
Male Population	787
Female Population	770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behta compares

By the 2011 count Behta is the 90th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 231.12 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Behta

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

Behta lies about 32 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 3.1 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 railway station	Talakhajuri	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gauriganj	6.7 km
Nearest town	Jais	22 km
District headquarters	Sultanpur	32 km

Villages closest to Behta

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

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Common questions about Behta

As per the Census of India 2011, Behta village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 90th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Behta village has 787 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behta has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Behta is 227409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behta covers 231.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behta falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behta is Talakhajuri, about 3.1 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 Behta.

Behta is about 32 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behta is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Talakhajuri is about 3.1 km away. Gauriganj is about 6.7 km away. Jais is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.