Bekhteyevka () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Bekhteyevskoye Rural Settlement, Korochansky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: There are 23 streets.
Geography Bekhteyevka is located 2 km southeast of Korocha (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kazanka is the nearest rural locality.
History The settlement was founded in 1638 as one of three slobodas that made up the town of Korocha, itself built as a defensive fortress against Crimean and Nogai Tatar raids. Its residents historically worked in agriculture and trade. A three-altar Znamenskaya Church opened in the settlement in 1868 but was dismantled during World War II for building materials. By 1932, the settlement had 4,346 residents across six hamlets; a collective farm formed in 1959 was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1971.
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