Behat Population, Caste, Working Data Madhubani, Bihar - Census 2011

Behat is a village situated in Lakhnaur block of Madhubani district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,123 families residing in the village Behat. The total population of Behat is 19,306 out of which 10,284 are males and 9,022 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Behat is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behat village is 2996 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1561 male children and 1435 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behat is 919 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (877) of Behat village.

Population
19,306
Families
4,123
Literacy
68.88%
Sex Ratio
877

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Behat is 68.9%. Thus Behat village has higher literacy rate compared to 48% of Madhubani district. The male literacy rate is 78.75% and the female literacy rate is 57.55% in Behat village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Behat village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Behat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,996 1,561 1,435
Literacy 68.88% 78.75% 57.55%
Scheduled Caste 1,995 1,034 961
Scheduled Tribe 13 9 4
Illiterate 8,071 3,415 4,656

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Behat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Behat village out of total population, 6,220 were engaged in work activities. 59% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,220 workers engaged in Main Work, 702 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,373 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,671 3,102 569
Cultivators 702 639 63
Agriculture Labourer 1,373 1,045 328
Household Industries 211 151 60
Other Workers 1,385 1,267 118
Marginal Workers 2,549 1,480 1,069
Non Working 13,086 5,702 7,384

Nearby Villages to Behat,

Below are the list of villages near Behat village in Lakhnaur.

Village Population
Kaithinia 8,755
Rutaul 1,784
Dip 21,564
Madanpur 3,355
Sohrai 2,492
Siwaisinghpur 1,355
Belauncha 10,636
Daia Khaorwar 3,487
Maibi 4,697
Gongapur 4,656

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