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Behanpur

Gaurihar mandal
Pincode 471516
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Behanpur is a village in Gaurihar mandal, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. It has a population of 163 across 36 households with a literacy rate of 58.3%. The village is located at coordinates 25.177°N, 80.109°E with PIN code 471516.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KUNTA KHANGAR
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LGD code
457496
Pincode
471516
Post office
Gaurihar
Population
163
Households
36
Literacy rate
58.3%
Sex ratio
874 ♀/1000♂
Workers
88
Distance to district centre
80 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhopal
347 km
Distance to Delhi
478 km
Nearest railway station
Raghouli · 23 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
GOVT HOSPITAL BARIGARH · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Behanpur compares

By population, Behanpur ranks #127 of 151 villages in Gaurihar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.3%
+4.1% vs mandal average
Behanpur
58.3%
Gaurihar mandal
54.2%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
+16 vs mandal average
Behanpur
874
Gaurihar mandal
858
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
Behanpur
4.5
Gaurihar mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Behanpur at a glance

Behanpur is a village of 163 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Gaurihar tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 127th-largest of 151 villages in Gaurihar tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 37 km from Tindwara, the nearest town, 23 km from Raghouli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471516, served by Gaurihar post office; the LGD village code is 457496. The nearest hospital or health centre is GOVT HOSPITAL BARIGARH, 11 km away. The sarpanch is KUNTA KHANGAR, and the village votes in Rajnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Pateriya. The population is estimated at 192 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Behanpur · this village16358%
Ishwarpur · Gaurihar27856%0 km N
Hajipur · Gaurihar78153%0 km N
Udaypur · Gaurihar76757%0 km N
Shahpura · Ajaygarh1,67950%0.5 km NE
Bedee · Chandla1,00451%1.6 km SW
Dharampur · Gaurihar82654%2.2 km NE
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Behanpur

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHANDLA
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
105
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
19
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
98.75
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Behanpur

LGD code
457496
Pincode
471516
Post office
Gaurihar
Population (Census 2011)
163
Population (projected 2026)
192
Households
36
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
874
Literacy rate
58.3%
Coordinates
25.17730°N, 80.10898°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rajnagar
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arvind Pateriya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KUNTA KHANGAR
Block / Mandal
Gaurihar
Getting there

How to reach Behanpur

Mandal centre
Gaurihar · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 80 km
≈ 2 h 44 min by car · 3 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,880 people
Tindwara · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal347 kmcapital
  • Delhi478 km
  • Hyderabad883 km
  • Kolkata888 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRaghouli23 km
  • Hospital / PHCGOVT HOSPITAL BARIGARH11 km
  • CollegeGovt Polytechnic Mahoba29 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Badausa56 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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