Bihat Biram

Bihat Biram, also spelled Behat, is a village in Machhrehta block of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population was 2,852, in 564 households.^[2]

Bihat Biram
Town
Location of Bihat Biram (#198) in Machhrehta block
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Coordinates: 27.45209°N 80.66366°E / 27.45209; 80.66366[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sitapur
Area [2]
• Total	0.3881 km2 (0.1498 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	141 m (463 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,852[2]
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code	261405[2]

History

According to tradition, Bihat Biram was founded in 1459 by a Kachhwaha prince of Amer named Biram Singh, after whom the town was named. In the late 1800s, the village's Kachhwaha zamindars claimed descent from him, 11 generations later.^[3]