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About Beha Village

Beha is a mid sized village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 833, made up of 398 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 257.39 hectares
Population 833
Male Population 398
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beha compares

By the 2011 count Beha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 257.39 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Beha

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

Beha lies about 11 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Beha
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 10 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 32 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Beha

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

Common questions about Beha

As per the Census of India 2011, Beha village had a population of 833. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Beha village has 398 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beha has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Beha is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beha covers 257.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beha falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Beha is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Beha.

Beha is about 11 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beha is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 10 km away. Hamirpur is about 11 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadhwalkar (under 2 km), Manjhot (under 2 km) and Phatahl (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Beha today is likely to be higher.

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