Behat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Behat is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. The Behat city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,183 families residing in the Behat city. The total population of Behat is 20,474 out of which 10,886 are males and 9,588 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Behat is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behat city is 3097 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1627 male children and 1470 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behat is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (881).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Behat is 70%. Thus Behat has lower literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Saharanpur district. The male literacy rate is 75.95% and the female literacy rate is 63.28% in Behat.

Behat Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,183 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Behat Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Behat Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 3,097 1,627 1,470
Literacy 70% 64.6% 53.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,360 1,266 1,094
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 8,305 3,854 4,451

Caste-wise Population - Behat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Behat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,360 1,266 1,094
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Behat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Behat is 5,427 which is 26.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Behat is 14,872 which is 72.64% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Behat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,427 (26.51%) 2,889 2,538
Muslim 14,872 (72.64%) 7,910 6,962
Christian 33 (0.16%) 17 16
Sikh 93 (0.45%) 49 44
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 21 (0.1%) 10 11
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 25 (0.12%) 9 16

Literacy Rate - Behat

The total literacy rate of Behat was 70.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 12,169 literates, males were 7,032 while females were 5,137. Also the male literacy rate was 75.95% and the female literacy rate was 63.28% in Behat.

  Behat Uttar Pradesh
Female 63.28% 57.18%
Male 75.95% 77.28%
Total 70.03% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Behat

The Sex Ratio of Behat is 881. Thus per every 1000 men there were 881 females in Behat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Behat.

Child Population - Behat

According to Census 2011, there were 3,097 children between age 0 to 6 years in Behat. Out of which 1,627 were male while 1,470 were female.

Working Population - Behat

In Behat Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,586 were engaged in work activities. 87% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,586 workers engaged in Main Work, 215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 716 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,860 4,466 394
Cultivators 215 209 6
Agriculture Labourer 716 668 48
Household Industries 165 143 22
Other Workers 3,764 3,446 318
Marginal Workers 726 641 85
Non Working 14,888 5,779 9,109

Behat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Behat is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,568 58% 896
2 Ward No - 2 1,540 66.1% 795
3 Ward No - 3 1,555 49.5% 901
4 Ward No - 4 1,186 70.8% 877
5 Ward No - 5 2,137 66.5% 941
6 Ward No - 6 1,772 77.1% 912
7 Ward No - 7 1,151 62.2% 938
8 Ward No - 8 3,226 50% 834
9 Ward No - 9 1,645 63.2% 708
10 Ward No - 10 1,249 45.3% 861
11 Ward No - 11 1,301 46% 1,055
12 Ward No - 12 921 62.3% 955
13 Ward No - 13 1,223 60.3% 935

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