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About Behar Village

Behar is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 262 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177113
Area (hectares) 188.17 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 262
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behar compares

By the 2011 count Behar is the 76th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 188.17 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1082.

Getting to Behar

Behar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Behar from other places

Behar lies about 38 km from Kangra, 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 Behar
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 14 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Behar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Behar

As per the Census of India 2011, Behar village had a population of 546. That makes it the 76th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Behar village has 262 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behar has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Behar is 177113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behar covers 188.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behar.

Behar is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 14 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 Behi Ghamlehar (under 2 km), Ram Beh (under 2 km) and Chhabar (2.4 km).

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

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