# Behanpur Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Behanpur

Behanpur is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 36 households**, the 127th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 163people (2011)
- 36households
- 66.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Behanpur PIN code and other codes

Behanpur falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457496

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Behanpur from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)105 km by road
- Chandla (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Behanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Behanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Behanpur known for?

About 72% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Behanpur

Of every 100 households in Behanpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behanpur · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****43%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**42%

Own their home ****94%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Behanpur?

■ Behanpur · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**896

Working population ****54.0%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 71 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (11%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gaurihar

- Imlahi262 people
- Baraiya250 people
- Ghosipur249 people
- Tilangpur207 people
- Gumanpur Nayatal154 people
- Kishori Pukhari104 people
- Chak Ranibag80 people
- Gumanpur Markahar64 people

[All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Behanpur from Chhatarpur?105 km by road
- What is the population of Behanpur?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behanpur in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behanpur?66.9% (Census 2011)