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About Behrara Village

Behrara is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 121 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,388 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behrara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behrara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176109
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 121
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,388
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behrara compares

By the 2011 count Behrara is the 40th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Behrara

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

Behrara lies about 35 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Behrara
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 33 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 35 km

Villages closest to Behrara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Behrara

As per the Census of India 2011, Behrara village had a population of 289. That makes it the 40th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Behrara village has 121 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behrara has about 1388 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Behrara is 176109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behrara covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behrara falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behrara is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Behrara.

Behrara is about 35 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behrara is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 33 km away. Talwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhat Lamber (under 2 km), Nag Lamber (under 2 km) and Baliana (5.5 km).

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

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