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- LGD code
- 220815
- Pincode
- 847403
- Post office
- Jhanjharpur RS
- Population
- 19,306
- Households
- 4,123
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Sex ratio
- 877 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,220
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Behat താരതമ്യം
By population, Behat ranks #2 of 44 villages in Lakhnaur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.2%
+6.7% vs mandal average
- Behat
- 58.2%
- Lakhnaur mandal
- 51.5%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−53 vs mandal average
- Behat
- 877
- Lakhnaur mandal
- 930
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Behat
- 4.7
- Lakhnaur mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Behat ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Behat ബിഹാർയിലെ മധുബനി ജില്ല, Lakhnaur ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 19,306 പേർ 4,123 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Lakhnaur ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 44 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 2-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 58%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 52% നേക്കാൾ 7 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 877 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 847403, Jhanjharpur RS പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 220815. ഗ്രാമം Benipur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Binay Kumar Choudhary. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 22,762, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Behat
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 12
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHANJHARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Behat
- Total area (ha)
- 914.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 112.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Behat
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Behat
- LGD code
- 220815
- Pincode
- 847403
- Post office
- Jhanjharpur RS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 19,306
- Population (projected 2026)
- 22,762
- Households
- 4,123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 877
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Benipur
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Binay Kumar Choudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Lakhnaur
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Villages sharing pincode 847403
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Lakhnaur മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)