About Behri Village

Behri is a mid sized village in Singheshwar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 404 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Singheshwar
Pincode	852128
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	803
Male Population	404
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behri compares

By the 2011 count Behri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Behri

Behri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behri as Available within 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 Behri from other places

Behri lies about 12 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 14 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 Behri
Tehsil headquarters	Singheshwar	12 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dauram Madhepura	14 km

Villages closest to Behri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singheshwar 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 Behri

As per the Census of India 2011, Behri village had a population of 803. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents.

Behri village has 404 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behri has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Behri is 852128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behri covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behri falls under Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Behri is Dauram Madhepura, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Behri.

Behri is about 12 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behri is in Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district. Singheshwar is about 12 km away. Madhepura is about 12 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.