About Behra Village

Behra is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,064 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	234 hectares
Population	2,087
Male Population	1,064
Female Population	1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behra compares

By the 2011 count Behra is the 35th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Behra

Behra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behra from other places

Behra lies about 22 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Behra
Nearest town	Arāria	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	22 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	22 km

Villages closest to Behra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Behra

As per the Census of India 2011, Behra village had a population of 2,087. That makes it the 35th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Behra village has 1,064 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behra has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Behra covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behra falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Behra is Kusiargaon, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Behra.

Behra is about 22 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behra is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 8.9 km away. Kusiargaon is about 15 km away. Arrah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.